■flits  1932 

1920-1922 

AGREEMENT 


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Between  the 

Members  of  District  No.  13 
U.  M.  W.  of  A. 

Parties  of  the  First  Part 
And  the 

Members  of  the 


Iowa  Coal  Operators*  Ass’n. 


Parties  of  the  Second  Part 


APRIL  1,  1920  TO  MARCH  31,  1922 


REnUDU,rAN.  A LI  I A.  lOWh 


DES  MOINES  AGREEMENT 


This  contract,  made  and  entered  into  by  and 
between  District  No.  13,  of  the  U.  M.  W.  of  A. 
and  each  member  thereof,  party  of  the  first  part, 
and  the  Iowa  Coal  Operators  Association  and 
each  member  thereof,  party  of  the  s<  ond  part. 

WITNESSETH:  That  it  is  understood  and 

agreed  that  all  of  the  terms  and  provisions  here- 
in contained  are  for  the  exclusive  joint  use  and 
benefit  of  District  No.  13  of  the  U.  M.  W.  of  A. 
and  each  member  thereof,  and  eacn  and  every 
member  of  the  Iowa  Coal  Operators  Association, 
and  this  agreement  is  entered  into  with  the  hope 
and  belief  that  the  advance  in  wages  will  result 
in  the  increased  production  of  coal  and  that  the 
good  relations  existing  between  the  members 
of  the  two  Associations  will  continue  without 
the  interruption  of  local  strikes  called  in  viola- 
tion of  the  Agreement  which  is  not  countem 
anced  by  either  Association. 

It  is  agreed  that  said  contract  shall  take  ef- 
fect April  1,  1920,  and  remain  in  effect  until 
March  31st,  1922. 

Agreement  Made  by  the  Operators  of  Iowa  and 

the  United  Mine  Workers  of  District  No.  13, 
Effective  April  1,  1920,  Until  March  31, 
1922,  Both  Inclusive. 

The  prices  to  be  paid  for  pick  mined  coal  in 
the  various  sub-districts  named  below,  of  said 


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District  13,  during  the  period  commencing  Ap- 
ril 1,  1920,  and  ending  March  31,  1922,  shall  be 
as  follows,  per  ton  of  two  thousand  pounds, 
mine  run  or  lump  coal,  as  hereinafter  provided 
in  the  various  sub-districts. 


The  mines  in  Sub-District  No.  1,  will  operate 
on  a screened  coal  or  handpicked  basis  at  the 
option  of  the  operator,  except  the  mines  in  Mis- 
souri under  our  jurisdiction  which  shall  he  on 
an  absolute  mine  run  basis  except  where  oth- 
erwise agreed  to,  and  the  screens  shall 
be  flat  bars  of  not  less  than  five-eighths  (5-8) 
of  an  inch  surface,  and  not  to  exceed  one  and 
one-quarter  (1%)  inches  between  the  bars,  anu 
not  to  exceed  seventy-two  (72)  square  feet  or 
superficial  area,  free  from  obstruction,  and  the 
bars  of  each  screen  shall  rest  upon  a sufficient 
number  of  bearings  to  hold  the  bars  in  proper 
position.  No  screens  provided  for  in  this  agree- 
ment shall  be  more  than  twelve  (12)  feet  in 
length,  excepjt  those  now  in  use,  nor  have  any- 
thing on  or  near  them  which  will  impede  the 
progress  of  the  coal  over  the  screen  and  all 
screens  shall  have  a sufficient  pitch  to  clear 
themselves  of  all  coal  under  ordinary  conditions. 

In  the  mines  of  Putnam  county,  Missouri,  the 
miner  must  load  his  coal  as  free  from  impuri- 
ties as  is  practicable.  He  shall  at  all  times  re- 
move his  mining  dirt  before  taking  his  fall  of 
coal  down,  and  when  cutting  a corner,  he  must 
cut  the  same  in  such  a workmanlike  manner  as 
will  permit  the  separating  and  removal  of  the 
clay  band,  and  gob  the  same.  Should  any  min- 
er violate  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  clause, 


Sub-District  No.  One. 


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he  shall  be  fined  50  cents  for  the  first  offense, 
$1.00  for  the  second,  and  for  the  third  within 
thirty  days  from  the  time  of  the  first  offense, 
he  shall  be  subject  to  discharge  or  a fine  of 
$2.00  at  the  option  of  the  operator. 


Mine  Run  Coal,  Putnam  County,  Mo. $1.55 

Hand  Picked  Coal,  per  ton  1.7444 

Screened  Lump  Coal,  per  ton  1.7444 

Eight-Foot  Entry,  per  yard  2.78 

Twelve-Foot  Entry,  per  yard  2.15 

Fourteen-Foot  Entry,  per  yard  2.09 

Room  Turning,  12  to  14  foot  doorway 3.60 

Double  shifting  entries,  25  cents  per  yard  ex- 


tra. This  is  construed  to  mean  where  entry 
men  are  employed  two  separate  shifts  of  eight 
hours  each  in  twenty-four  hours. 

Room  Turning'. 

Where  the  neck  is  required  to  be  cut  a greater 
depth  than  9 feet  on  either  side,  the  entry  yard- 
age price  shall  apply. 

Turning  Rooms  Off  of  Skip  Entries  and  Laying 
of  Switches. 

It  is  agreed  the  company  shall  furnish  extra 
cars  on  demand  when  needed,  by  the  miners, 
driving  skip  entries,  for  the  purpose  of  handling 
their  dirt,  and  such  cars  will  not  be  counted  on 
the  coal  turn.  It  is  also  understood  the  above 
shall  not  apply  when  the  miner  has  reasonable 
space  in  his  place  to  gob  his  dirt.  And  switch 
must  be  laid  by  the  company  not  later  than  the 
day  following  after  pit  boss  has  been  notified 
that  branch  is  ready,  and  on  failure  to  comply 


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with  the  above  provision,  said  miner  will  have 
just  cause  for  complaint,  and  be  entitled  to  com- 
pensation for  such  loss. 

It  is  understood  that  the  miner  is  not  entitled 
to  compensation  for  the  day  he  demands  the 
switch,  nor  on  the  day  the  switch  is  laid.  The 
miner  has  no  claim  for  compensation  for  inter- 
vening time,  unless  he  applies  to  the  foreman 
for  work,  and  is  refused. 

Scale  for  Long  Wall  Chain  Mining  Machines  In 
Sub-District  No.  1. 

Duties  of  Machine  Crew. 

a.  The  machine  crew  shall  mine  in  the  clay 
as  near  the  coal  as  practicable  to  clear  the 
dutchman,  remove  the  dirt  cut  by  the  machine 
from  under  the  coal  and  gob  same  and  leave  not 
less  than  2%  feet  of  space  between  gob  and 
face  of  coal,  provided  that  if  there  is  not  enough 
space  to  hold  dirt  cut  by  the  machine  as  stated 
above  then  company  will  furnish  cars  at  first 
switch  and  if  cars  are  not  furnished  as  agreed, 
machine  crew  shall  throw  machine  dirt  in  road- 
way to  be  removed  at  the  expense  of  company. 

They  v/ill  also  clean  up,  prop,  and  sprag  the 
places  ready  for  the  loaders. 

b.  They  shall  make  connection  of  machine 
wire  to  main  wire  on  entry,  and  remove  and  re- 
place all  picks  used  for  undercutting  the  coal, 
deliver  dull  picks  to  blacksmith  shop  on  mine 
premises  and  receive  sharpened  ones  once  each 
day  if  necessary,  the  machine  crew  shall  exer- 
cise reasonable  caution  in  the  care  of  tools. 

c.  Should  the  machine  require  the  attention  of 
the  machinist,  the  machine  crew  shall  notify  the 

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mine-  foreman,  and  if  the  machinist  should  re- 
quire a helper  to  repair  said  machines,  then  one 
or  more  of  the  machine  crew  shall  assist  him 
at  the  rate  of  $6.00  per  day. 

d.  Should  the  machine  crew  fail  or  neglect  to 
perform  any  of  the  duties,  cares,  or  responsibili- 
ties set  forth  in  Paragraph  ‘a’  the  mine  foreman 
shall  be  notified  by  the  aggrieved  party  who  shall 
make  such  arrangements  with  the  loader  so  as 
to  cause  him  no  loss  of  time  and  if  they  agree 
as  to  the  time  required  in  cleaning  up  the  place 
the  loader  shall  receive  $1.25  per  hour  and  the 
amount  agreed  upon  shall  be  deducted  from  the 
machine  crew’s  account  and  paid  to  the  party 
doing  such  work.  Provided  further  that  if  they 
fail  to  agree  either  party  may  call  on  the  mine 
president  or  the  loader  be  given  another  place, 

e.  They  are  to  remove  and  load  all  bump  coal 
and  check  same  to  their  credit.  If  the  machine 
cuts  up  to  the  coal  at  any  time,  the  machine 
crew  can  load  out  the  coal,  clean  up  the  place 
same  as  a loadep,  and  check  the  coal  to  their 
credit  to  be  equally  divided  between  runner, 
shoveller,  and  helper. 

f.  When  any  extra  cutting  is  to  be  done  the 
machine  crew  shall  be  given  the  preference  over 
any  one  else. 


Duties  of  the  Loader. 

a.  The  loader  shall  have  the  same  care  and 
responsibility  of  the  place  as  a pick  miner.  It 
a loader  fails  to  clean  up  and  make  his  place 
ready  for  the  machine  crew,  or  prop  his  place 
within  three  feet  of  the  face,  or  neglects  to  prop 
as  directed  by  the  mine  foreman,  or  to  build  his 


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roadwall  within  three  feet  or  gob  within  foui 
feet  of  the  working  face,  provided  he  has  the 
material  to  gob  with,  and  a fall  occurs  through 
such  carelessness,  he  shall  immediately  clear  his 
place  of  such  fall,  and  refusing  or  failing  to  do 
so,  the  company  may  do  such  work  and  charge 
the  expense  thereof  to  the  loader’s  account. 

b.  In  any  mine  where  the  company  does  the 
brushing,  the  loader  shall  deliver  his  coal  and 
receive  his  empty  car  at  the  switch. 

Working  Rules. 

a.  The  places  shall  be  taken  on  the  rule  of 
“first  out,  first  in.” 

b.  Two  men  may  work  on  one  road  undei 
this  agreement. 

c.  That  general  resolutions  applying  to  Sub- 
District  No.  1 shall  govern  machine  mines  in 
said  District. 

d.  In  all  machine  mines  the  company  shall 
lay  the  track. 

e.  The  pit  boss  to  furnish  mule  or  pony  and 
driver  to  move  machine  when  necessary. 

f.  That  all  roads  shall  be  kept  high  enough 
to  permit  the  loading  of  the  top  coal  less  the 
fiag  coal,  provided  that  no  operator  be  compel- 
led to  brush  in  the  cap  rock,  or  rebrush  a road- 
way when  it  has  less  than  twenty  feet  to  go, 
Rebrushing  as  used  in  this  resolution  is  defin- 
ed to  mean  brushing  in  the  cap  rock. 

g.  In  the  case  of  any  deficiency  arising  in  the 
place  where  the  loader  and  pit  boss  cannot  agree 


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as  to  the  price  to  be  paid  for  same,  the  matter 
shall  be  taken  up  at  once  by  the  pit  boss  ana 
mine  president  and  their  decision  shall  be  final. 
Should  they  fail  to  agree  on  a price  for  same  by 
the  ton,  lump  sum  or  day  wage,  the  place  can  be 
loaded  out  by  the  day  men,  machine  crew  or  th» 
pit  boss  can  make  an  agreement  with  any  other 
loader  by  the  ton,  lump  sum,  or  day  wage,  and 
the  loader  to  be  given  the  first  vacant  place. 

h.  When  a loader,  through  no  fault  of  the 
company,  is  absent  from  his  working  place  which 
he  has  started  to  load  out,  the  mine  foreman 
may  direct  a loader,  under  rule  of  “first  out, 
first  in”  to  load  out  and  clean  up  such  unfinish- 
ed place,  and  such  loader  must  take  such  place. 
Should  he  demand  any  extra  payment  for  loading 
out  and  cleaning  up  such  place,  the  mine  fore- 
man and  the  mine  president  shall  deter- 
mine the  amount  thereof,  and  the  company 
shall  deduct  such  amount,  if  any,  from  sucn 
loader’s  account  and  pay  same  to  the  party  doing 
the  work,  and  their  decision  shall  be  final.  In 
case  of  accident  causing  injury  to  the  loader,  the 
deduction  specified  above,  if  any,  shall  not  be 
made;  nor  in  case  where  proper  notice  is  not 
given  within  one-half  hour  after  quitting  time 
that  there  will  be  work. 

i.  Should  a loader  take  a boy  in  with  him, 
they  shall  be  considered  as  one  loader. 

j.  When  a fall  occurs  on  the  roadway  outward 
from  the  end  of  the  roadwall,  while  the  loader  is 
at  work  in  said  room,  exceeding  one  car  load,  the 
pit  boss  upon  being  notified,  shall  see  that  such 
fall  is  removed  as  soon  as  possible,  or  the  loader 
shall  remove  same  at  19  cents  per  car,  and  he 
shall  be  given  extra  cars  to  load  out  such  fall. 


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The  word  “Possible”  is  defined  to  mean  that  the 
loader  shall  not  lose  any  time  on  account  of  such 
fall.  When  a loader  is  assigned  to  a room,  if  theri 
is  a fall  on  the  roadway  at  that  time,  the  com- 
pany shall  remove  the  same  upon  being  notified 
or  the  loader  shall  remove  same  at  19  cents  per 
car. 

k.  When  a machine  is  about  to  overtake  un- 
loaded coal  in  a room,  the  mine  foreman  may 
call  upon  another  loader  to  help  load  out  this 
coal,  and  six  cents  per  ton  extra  shall  be  paid 
for  each  ton  of  coal  loaded  out  of  such  place 
after  the  second  loader  enters  same.  It  is  un- 
derstood that  if  the  place  carries  a deficiency 
settled  with  the  first  loader,  the  second  loader 
will  also  receive  the  same  deficiency  price.  In 
connection  with  this  rule  it  is  understood  that 
machine  work  in  longwall  mines  is  single  work, 
except  in  the  emergency  above  provided.  The 
second  loader  who  enters  the  place  shall  be  first 
out. 

l.  The  machine  may  run  double  shift  or  it  may 
run  one  shift  each  twenty-four  hours,  whether  it 
is  during  the  time  the  mine  is  running  coal  or 
not,  provided  one  machine  crew  does  not  run  a 
machine  to  exceed  48  hours  per  week  when  a 
mine  runs  every  day,  or  as  many  hours  as  the 
mine  runs  coal  and  the  machine  crew  may  work 
overtime  repairing  their  machines. 

m.  Fourteen  loaders  shall  follow  a single  shift 
machine.  If  fourteen  loaders  are  not  enough  to 
keep  a machine  in  cutting,  this  number  may  be 
increased  by  one  man  at  a time,  provided  the  men 
are  given  a fair  turn.  If  fourteen  men  are  too 
many,  the  loading  force  shall  be  reduced  in 
like  manner. 


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If  after  six  days’  operation  of  the  machine, 
the  record  shows  that  the  loaders  after  it  have 
not  had  an  average  turn  amounting  to  nine  cars 
for  each  day’s  operation  of  the  machine  then  it 
shall  be  considered  that  a fair  turn  has  not  been 
given,  provided  the  loader  or  loaders  raising  the 
question  of  turn  can  show  that  he  could  have 
loaded  more  cars,  with  coal,  than  he  received. 

n.  Longwall  chain  machine  shall  be  placed  on 
a differential  basis  of  twenty-five  cents  per  ton. 


o.  Prices  to  be  paid  for 

Machine  runners,  per  ton  $ .13389 

Machine  Shovelers,  per  ton  .13389 

Machine  Helpers,  per  ton  .10562 

Loaders,  per  ton  1.121 


Prices  Governing  Underground  Pay  Labor. 

That  any  company  man,  not  a regular  track 
layer,  working  at  laying  iron  track  or  switches 
will  receive  $6.00  per  day  for  the  time  so  em- 
ployed. 


Head  Track  Layers,  per  day  : $6.00 

Pipe  Men,  per  day 5.92 

Drivers  and  Trip  Riders,  per  day  5.80 

Motormen,  per  day  i; 6.15 

Cagers,  per  day  5.86 

Eoy  Couplers,  per  day  __ : 3.89 

Oilers  and'  Trappers,  per  day 3.18 

Pushers  and  all  other  inside  adult  labor, 

per  day  5.75 


Boy  drivers  may  be  used  between  partings  but 
when  used  at  regular  switching  they  shall  be 
considered  as  men  and  receive  men’s  wages. 

Rules  Governing  Underground  Labor. 

That  in  accordance  with  the  state  law  the  com 
pany  shall  furnish  all  the  necessary  timbers  and 


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the  miner  shall  keep  his  room  securely  propped. 
If  the  miner  working  in  the  room  fails  to  secure- 
ly prop  the  same,  or  neglects  to  prop  as  directed 
by  the  pit  foreman  or  to  build  his  roadwall  within 
three  feet,  or  gob  within  four  feet  of  the  work- 
ing face,  provided  he  has  material  to  gob  with, 
and  a fall  occurs  through  such  carelessness  he 
shall  immediately  clear  his  place  of  such  fall, 
and  if  he  refuses  or  fails  to  do  so,  the  company 
may  do  such  work  and  charge  the  expense 
thereof  to  such  miner. 

In  any  mine  where  the  company  does  the 
brushing  the  miner  shall  deliver  his  coal  and 
receive  his  empty  car  at  his  switch;  it  is  also 
further  agreed  that  two  men  may  work  on  one 
road  under  this  agreement.  It  is  further  agreed 
that  the  miner  shall  be  responsible  for  his  work- 
ing face  up  to  the  cap  rock,  except  falls  caused 
by  slips  or  on  account  of  mines  being  idle,  ana 
falls  caused  by  first  break  in  circle  work,  and 
in  front  of  the  roadway  outward  to  the  inside 
corner  of  his  last  road  wall,  and  when  a fall 
occurs  on  the  roadway  from  the  end  of  the  road- 
wall,  exceeding  one  car  load,  the  pit  boss  shali, 
upon  being  notified,  see  that  such  fall  is  remov- 
ed, as  soon  as  possible,  or  the  miner  shall  re- 
move the  same  at  19  cents  per  car,  and  he  shall 
be  given  extra  cars  to  load  out  such  fall.  The 
word  “possible”  is  defined  to  mean  that  the 
miner  affected  shall  not  be  required  to  lose  any 
time  on  account  of  such  fall. 

All  roads  shall  be  kept  high  enough  to  permit 
the  loading  of  the  top  coal  less  the  flag  coal, 
provided  that  no  operator  be  compelled  to  brush 
in  the  cap  rock  or  rebrush  a roadway  when  it 
has  less  than  20  feet  to  go.  Rebrushing  as  us- 


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ed  in  this  resolution  is  defined  to  mean  brush- 
ing in  the  cap  rock. 

Blacksmithing. 

The  company  shall  do  the  sharpening,  which 
means  only  the  sharpening  of  picks  and  wedges, 
and  the  price  of  same  shall  not  exceed  three- 
fourths  of  1 per  cent  of  the  gross  earnings  in 
pick  mining,  and  shall  not  exceed  one-half  of 
1 per  cent  of  the  gross  earnings  in  machine 
mining,  and  miner’s  tools  shall  'be  giv- 
en preference  over  all  other  work  done  by 
the  blacksmith,  and  be  sharpened  in  a workman- 
like manner. 

There  shall  be  a suitable  place  provided  for 
the  miners  to  deliver  and  receive  their  tools.  At 
shaft  mines,  in  accordance  with  the  state  law, 
the  company  shall  hoist  the  tools  and  return  the 
same  to  the  bottom. 

The  company  shall  exercise  reasonable  pre- 
cautions ir.  the  care  of  tools. 

Top  Labor. 

The  wages  of  dumpers,  chunkers,  screening  car 
men,  box  car  men,  outside  drivers  for  outside 
work  only,  mine  teamsters  and  all  other  com- 
mon top  labor  shall  be  $5.23  per  day,  provided 
those  now  receiving  a higher  rate  of  wages  shall 
not  be  reduced. 


Motormen,  per  day  $5.63 

Spraggers,  and  Couplers,  per  day  3.81) 

Boy  Slate  Pickers  and  Oilers,  per  day 3.18 


Corner  Cutting. 

Corner  cutting  on  longwall  shall  be  $1.00  per 
yard;  and  corner  cutting  in  semi-longwall  shall 


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be  $1.00  per  yard  for  all  permanent  corners. 

| Wliat  is  considered  a permanent  corner  is  a cor- 
ner next  to  the  main  entry,  and  the  corner  next 
to  head  of  cross  entry.  Should  a room  at  any 
time  be  more  than  7 feet  ahead  of  the  inside 

I room,  the  miner  shall  be  given  a place  to  work 
until  the  inside  room  is  caught  up. 

Iron  Track. 

There  shall  be  iron  track  and  switches  in  all 
mines  in  Sub-District  No.  1,  and  where  the  miner 
lays  the  track  the  company  shall  furnish  flat  or 
sawed  ties.  Joint  ties  shall  be  flat  on  both  sides, 
the  side  where  rails  are  joined  shall  have  suf- 
ficient flat  surface  to  properly  connect  the  rails. 
Center  ties  shall  have  at  least  one  flat  side.  The 
company  shall  also  furnish  one  pair  of  short 
rails,  length  not  to  exceed  ten  feet  long,  for  tern- 
• porary  use.  • 

In  all  room  and  pillar  mines  the  company  will 
drill  or  punch  the  rails  and  furnish  suitable 
spikes. 

In  room  and  pillar  work  the  miner  is  to  de- 
liver his  loaded  car  and  receive  his  empty  car 
as  heretofore. 

The  depth  of  rooms  in  room  and  pillar  work 
shall  not  be  more  than  150  feet;  in  long  wall  work 
not  more  than  125  feet,  except  by  mutual  con- 
sent but  a miner  cannot  be  compelled  to  drive  a 
place  more  than  125  feet.  In  the  event  that  such 
work  is  done  by  mutual  consent,  the  miner  shall 
receive  16  cents  per  ton  extra  for  the  first  twenty 
feet  and  23  cents  per  ton  extra  over  145  feet,  and 
in  room  and  pillar  this  rule  and  price  shall  ap- 
ply when  driven  more  than  150  feet. 


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Brushing. 

The  minimum  price  for  brushing  8-foot  entries 
shall  be  85  cents  per  yard  and  width  of  bottom 
brushing  in  longwall  entries  shall  be  5 feet. 

Crib  Building. 

The  price  for  building  cribs  from  clay  to  slate 
shall  be  $1.00  each,  the  company  to  have  the  op- 
tion of  doing  same,  but  where  built  by  the  com- 
pany the  miners  shall  not  be  delayed  in  their 
work. 

Black  Bats. 

Black  bats  over  three  inches  thick  shall  be  con- 
sidered as  deficient  work  and  paid  for  according 
to  Resolution  No.  10. 

Pay  Days. 

Pay  days  during  the  six  summer  months  of  the 
year  shall  be  considered  holidays,  and  for  the  six 
winter  months  of  the  year  the  mines  shall  oper- 
ate full  eight  hours.  Holidays,  it  is  understood, 
are  to  begin  the  first  pay  day  in  March,  and  the 
company  to  start  paying  not  later  than  1:30  p.  m. 
and  continue  until  4:00  p.  m.,  this  not  to  deprive 
men  who  may  be  working  at  the  mine  on  pay  day 
from  getting  their  pay  that  day. 

SUB-DISTRICT  NO.  TWO. 

All  mines  in  Sub-District  No.  2 shall  operate 
on  an  absolute  mine  run  basis. 


Mine  Run  Coal,  per  ton  $1.21 

Entry  Prices. 

Eight-Foot  Entry,  per  yard  $3.98 

Twelve-Foot  Entry,  per  yard 2.72 


The  yardage  prices  provided  above  are  made  on 
the  condition  that  the  entry  men  must  cut  all 


normal  entries,  top  and  bottom,  before  they  are 
shot.  This  shall  not  prevent  the  firing  of  practi- 
cal lifting  shots. 

Agreements  on  the  price  of  deficient  eight-foot 
entry  work: 

Entry,  3 y2  to  4 ft.  vein,  deficient  by  hav- 
ing rock  or  other  impurities,  price  includ- 
ing coal,  per  yard $ 8.52 

Entry,  3 y2  to  4 ft.  vein,  deficient  by  hav- 
ing rock  or  other  impurities,  not  suffici- 
ent coal  to  cut,  price  including  coal,  per 
yard  9.40 

Entry,  4 to  5 ft.  vein,  deficient  by  having 
rock  or  other  impurities,  price  including 
coal,  per  yard 9.42 

Entry,  4 to  5 ft.  vein,  deficient  by  having 
rock  or  other  impurities,  not  sufficient 
coal  to  cut,  price  including'  coal,  per  yard  10.31 
Entry,  5 to  6y2  ft.  vein,  deficient  hy  hav- 
ing rock  or  otlieiy  impurities,  price  includ- 


ing coal,  per  yard 10.21 

Entry,  5 to  6%  ft.  vein,  deficient  by  hav- 
ing rock  or  other  impurities,  not  suffici- 
ent coal  to  cut,  price  including  coal  per 

yard  11.10 

Entry,  6 y2  to  8 ft.  vein,  deficient  by  hav- 
ing rock  or  other  impurities,  price  includ- 
ing coal,  per  yard 11.68 

Entry,  6 y2  to  8 ft.  vein,  deficient  by  hav- 
ing rock  or  other  impurities,  not  suffici- 
ent coal  to  cut,  price  including  coal,  per 
yard  12.16 

Note:  The  aboye  prices  shall  be  in  full  pay- 


ment, both  for  the  yardage  and  the  mining. 


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Where  the  vein  is  under  three  and  one-half  feet 
or  over  eight  feet  in  thickness,  or  where  jump- 
ers have  to  be  used,  entries  shall  be  worked  by 
the  day,  or  at  such  price  per  yard  as  may  be 
agreed  upon  between  the  entry  men  and  the  pit 
boss. 

If  by  the  day,  the  wages  shall  be  $6.15  per  day, 
the  company  to  furnish  tools  and  supplies. 

In  deficient  entries  entrymen  to  load  out  rock 
or  other  impurities. 

It  is  understood  that  the  intent  of  this  agree- 
ment is  that  the  entrymen  shall  do  the  cutting 
in  the  same  manner  as  he  would  if  paid  no  de- 
ficiency, to  wit:  when  cutting  in  the  bottom,  to 

extend  the  cut  upwards  until  an  actual  obstruc- 
tion is  encountered,  and  if  the  same  is  such  that 
it  can  be  readily  broken  with  the  sledge,  the 
same  shall  be  done  and  the  cut  carried  to  the 
top  of  the  vein. 

JMo  top  shots  to  be  used  except  to  break  down 
the  coal  that  lies  above  an  actual  obstruction.  If 
the  obstruction  be  near  the  bottom  and  the  cut- 
ting is  done  in  top  coal,  the  same  rule  to  apply 
to  bottom  coal  as  above  stated  for  top  coal. 

Whenever  any  entry  that  is  now  deficient  be- 
comes normal  by  the  disappearance  of  bands  of 
impurities  or  other  obstructions  which  prevent 
cutting,  the  entrymen  must  square  up  and  pro- 
ceed to  work  it  as  a normal  entry. 

The  occurrence  of  a sulphur  ball  or  lump  of 
other  impurities  which  does  not  extend  to  a 
greater  width  than  the  cut,  and  which  can  be 
readily  broken  out,  or  a thin  band  of  impurity 

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f 


which  can  be  readily  broken,  will  not  be  con, 
sidered  as  preventing  the  cutting  the  full  height 
of  the  vein. 

At  any  mine  in  lieu  of  the  above  scale  for  de- 
ficient entries,  such  work  may  be  paid  for  $5.26 
per  yard  and  the  coal.  The  miner  to  load  out 
the  impurities. 

The  adoption  of  the  above  deficient  entry  scale 
does  not  prevent  individuals  from  doing  this  class 
of  work  with  such  allowance  above  the  normal 
scale  as  may  be  agreed  upon  between  the  men 
concerned  and  the  mine  foreman.  In  case  they 
disagree  the  gross  yardage  scale  for  deficient  en- 
tries shall  apply. 

Rock  in  Rooms. 

Whenever  a miner  has  rock  shot  down  in  his 
room  that  is  in  his  way  and  which  prevents  him 
loading  his  coal,  the  company  shall  remove  the 
large  rock  or  pay  the  miner  for  doing  the  same 
at  the  rate  of  75  cents  per  hour.  Resolution  No. 
4,  Section  C,  to  govern  as  to  notification  of  fore- 
man and  time  of  waiting. 

But,  in  the  event  the  rock  is  mixed  .with  the 
miner’s  coal,  the  miner  shall  separate  the  same 
and  throw  all  small  rock  into  the  gob. 

Room  Turning. 

Room  turning  with  neck  8 feet  wide  not  to  ex- 
ceed 9 feet  deep,  $8.11.  Rooms  shall  be  consid- 
ered turned  when  they  are  18  feet  deep  and  18 
feet  wide  at  the  face. 

Where  neck  is  required  to  be  cut  more  than  3 
feet  on  one  side,  $3.60  additional  shall  be  paid. 

The  company  cannot  require  the  miner  to  turn 


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the  rooms  for  the  pick  mining  room  turning  price 
and  then  mine  the  rooms  with  machines  aftei 
machines  have  once  been  installed  in  the  mine. 

Double  Shifting. 

Double  shifting  in  entries,  25  cents  per  yard 
extra. 

Break-Throughs. 

Break-throughs  between  rooms  and  entries 
shall  be  made  in  accordance  with  the  state  law 
as  to  distance,  and  in  rooms  where  break-thoughs 
are  required  to  be  cut  at  entry  widths  they 
shall  be  paid  at  entry  prices. 

Brushing  — Width  of  Rooms  — Unloading  Slate. 

Brushing  by  taking  up  bottom  or  taking  down 
top  shall  be  9 1-5  cents  per  inch,  measured  from 
the  top  or  bottom  of  the  vein  as  the  case  may 
be,  and  of  sufficient  width  for  roadway  not  to 
exceed  5 feet.  This  to  apply  to  top  and  bottom 
of  ordinary  slate  or  clay  material,  but  if  of  an 
unusually  hard  material,  then  the  price  to  be 
agreed  upon  locally,  and  failing  to  agree,  the 
company  to  do  the  brushing,  in  which  case  the 
said  brushing  shall  be  kept  up  to  within  15 
feet  of  the  face.  The  minimum  width  of  any 
room  shall  be  20  feet.  Loading  or  unloading 
slate  done  by  the  miner,  28  cents  per  car,  provid- 
ed if  there  is  any  change  in  the  capacity  of  the 
car  there  can  be  a readjustment  of  the  price  but 
there  shall  be,  no  change  in  existing  local  agree- 
ments on  the  subject. 

Blacksmitliing. 

The  company  shall  do  the  sharpening,  which 
shall  mean  only  the  sharpening  of  picks,  augers, 
and  wedges,  the  buttoning  of  scrapers  and  cut- 
ting off  of  augers,  and  the  price  of  the  same 


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shall  be  3-4  of  one  per  cent  of  gross  earnings, 
and  the  miners’  tools  shall  be  given  preference 
over  all  other  work  done  by  the  blacksmith,  ana 
be  sharpened  in  a workmanlike  manner. 

It  is  further  agreed  that  the  operator  will  fur- 
nish a suitable  place  or  places  for  the  miners  to 
receive  their  tools,  and  in  first  class  mines, 
where  it  can  be  shown  that  it  is  necessary  for 
the  proper  regulation  of  the  tool  question,  to 
have  them  separated  or  handed  out,  the  operat- 
or will  furnish  some  one  to  do  the  work,  and 
the  question  of  wages  and  duties  shall  be  left  to 
the  operator. 

Day  Wage  Scale. 

Track  layers,  timbermen,  cagers,  per  day $6.00 

Drivers,  Trip  Riders  and  Water  haulers  per 


day  „ 6.00 

Track  Layers  and  Timbermen  helpers  ,per 

day  5.75 

Boy  Couplers,  per  day  3.89 

Trappers,  per  day 3.18 

Motormen,  per  day 6.15 

Oilers,  per  day 1 3.77 

Spike  Team  Drivers,  per  day,  when  engaged 

in  regular  switching 6.15 

Drillers,  and  Shooters,  per  day 6.00 

All  Other  inside  adult  labor,  per  day 5.75 

Stable  men  to  receive  $1.00  per  day  increase 


over  wages  for  month  of  October,  1919. 

Boy  drivers  may  be  used  between  partings,  but 
when  used  at  regular  switching  they  shall  be 
considered  as  men  and  receive  men’s  wages. 

Electric  Mining  Machine  Scale  for  Sub-District 
No.  2. 

Loading,  drilling,  shooting  and  furnishing 
of  explosives,  mine  run  coal,  per  ton .97 


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Machine  Runner,  per  day $6.41 

Machine  Helper,  per  day 6.15 


It  is  understood  that  the  day  wage  fixed  for 
machine  crew  shall  not  prevent  them  from  agree- 
ing on  a price  per  ton  and  yardage  and  room 
turning;  provided,  the  earnings  be  not  less  than 
the  above  day  wage  scale. 


Narrow  Work. 

Eight-Foot  Entry,  loaders,  per  yard  $1,594 

Twelve-Foot' t Entry,  loaders,  per  yard 1.087 

Room  Necks,  same  measurements  as  pick 
mining,  loaders  3.244 


Break-throughs  between  rooms  and  entries 
shall  be  paid  for  at  same  rate  as  entries  of  equal 
widths. 

Loaders  in  narrow  work  and  room  turning  to 
have  the  option  of  accepting  tonnage  and  yard- 
age rates,  or  being  paid  at  the  rate  of  $6.15  per 
day,  this  to  include  use  of  miners’  tools.  The 
company  to  have  the  right  to  select  loaders  for 
this  work  who  may  be  transferred  at  the  com- 
pany’s option  to  a normal  place  to  load  or  mine 
coal  without  loss  of  time.  Blacksmitliing  shall 
be  y2  of  1%  of  the  loaders’  gross  earnings. 

Duties  of  Macldne  Crew. 

The  company  shall  furnish  all  parts  and  sup- 
plies to  keep  machines  in  repair.  The  machine 
crew  shall  perform  the  necessary  labor  for  re- 
pairs, not  exceeding  thirty  minutes  at  any  one 
time,  without  extra  compensation,  all  excess 
time  shall  be  paid  for  at  the  rate  of  75  cents 
per  hour.  Ttfe  machine  crew  shall  cut  the  coal 
within  four  (4)  inches  of  the  bottom  unless  pre- 
vented by  physical  conditions;  if  they  fail  to  do 
so  and  a loader  is  required  to  do  extra  work  the 


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mine  boss  and  mine  president  shall  agree  on  the 
amount  due  the  loader  for  this  work,  and  this 
amount  shall  he  deducted  from  the  machine 
crew’s  earnings  at  the  rate  of  75  cents  per  hour. 

The  machine  crew  shall  connect  the  machine 
wires  to  entry  wires  and  take  proper  care  of  the 
machine  and  perform  the  necessary  labor  in  mov- 
ing from  place  to  place.  The  machine  crew  shall 
receive  and  deliver  bits  and  supplies  at  the  same 
point  at  which  pick  miners  receive  their  tools. 
Machines  may  run  double  shift  or  they  may  run 
one  shift  each  twenty-four  hours  whether  it.  is 
during  the  time  the  mine  is  running  coal  or  not, 
provided  one  machine  crew  does  not  run  a ma- 
chine to  exceed  forty-eight  hours  a week  when 
the  mine  runs  every  day,  or  as  many  hours  as 
the  mine  runs  coal;  but  the  machine  crew  may 
work  overtime  in  repairing  their  machines. 

Duties  of  Loaders. 

The  loader  shall  have  the  same  care  and  re- 
sponsibility of  the  working  place  as  the  pick 
miner;  he  will  take  up  to  and  including  four 
inches  of  bottom  coal  left  by  the  machine  when 
the  same  is  ordinary;  (what  is  meant  by  ordin- 
ary is  where  it  can  be  taken  up  in  from  40  to  50 
minutes  across  the  room).  If  it  takes  more  time, 
or  if  at  any  time  the  machine  crew  leaves  more 
than  four  inches  of  bottom  coal,  whether  caused 
by  impurities  or  otherwise,  the  loader  shall  do 
the  work  at  75  cents  per  hour. 

No  restriction  shall  he  placed  on  the  amount 
of  coal  which  machines  may  mine,  or  upon  the 
number  of  places  in  which  machines  may  cut,  or 
upon  the  number  of  loaders  who  may  work  after 
one  machine,  provided  loaders  shall  have  a suffi- 
cient number  of  places  to  keep  them  employed 


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regularly  while  the  mine  is  in  operation  and  there 
shall  not  be  more  loaders  employed  at  any  mine 
than  can  he  given  a fair  turn.  Where  pick  and 
machine  miners  are  employed  in  the  same  mine 
the  turn  shall  be  made  equal  in  earnings. 

Should  any  operator  employ  more  loaders  than 
machine  can  cut  for,  they  shall  be  employed  at 
75  cents  per  hour  until  loading  places  can  be 
furnished. 

This  guarantee  of  work  shall  not  apply  in 
cases  of  major  accidents  to  machines  or  ma- 
chinery or  when  power  is  off  for  an  unreason- 
able length  of  time,  nor  for  the  last  hour  of  the 
day  or  when  the  loader  leaves  his  working  place 
before  quitting  time  the  preceding  day. 

Note:  The  above  paragraph  is  inserted  so  thai 

it  will  not  be  necessary  to  close  down  the  en- 
tire mine  when  a section  of  the  mine  is  pre- 
vented from  loading  coal  by  any  of  the  above 
causes. 

Where  required,  the  loader  shall  snub  the  coal 
before  being  shot  and  leave  the  place  in  proper 
condition  for  the  machine  crew.  The  loader  shall 
not  to  be  held  responsible  for  conditions  beyond 
his  control. 

General  Provisions. 

Any  special  work,  such  as  making  man  holes, 
partings,  mule  barns,  etc.,  can  be  done  by  the 
day  at  the  wages  guaranteed  above.  It  is  under- 
stood that  the  loader  in  timbering  his  place  shall 
set  props  so  as  to  clear  the  machine  when  prac- 
ticable; if  props  are  set  as  to  interfere  with  the 
machine  on  account  of  safety  the  machine  crew 
shall  remove  and  re-set  such  props  without 
compensation.  The  width  of  rooms  shall  be  not 


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less  than  twenty  feet.  The  company  shall  have 
the  right,  whenever  any  loaders  are  absent,  to 
place  other  loaders  in  the  vacant  places,  either 
by  the  ton  or  by  the  day,  at  the  option  of  the 
loader,  in  order  that  said  machine  crew  will  not 
he  deprived  of  the  use  of  said  places.  If  at  any 
time  there  is  any  dispute  as  to  the  loading  out 
of  any  place,  the  case  shall  be  taken  up  as  pro- 
vided by  Resolution  VIII  of  the  Des  Moines 
Agreement,  and  said  loaders  shall  continue  at, 
work  loading  out  said  places  pending  settlement 
of  same.  All  settlements  shall  date  from  the 
time  question  was  raised. 

Rules  in  the  General  Resolutions  and  Under- 
ground Working  Conditions  governing  pick  min- 
ers and  operators  shall  also  apply  to  machine 
loaders  and  crews  and  operators  of  machine 
mines. 

Top  Labor. 

The  wages  of  dumpers,  chunkers,  screening  car 
men,  box  car  men,  outside  drivers  for  outside 
work  only,  mine  teamsters  and  all  other  com- 
mon top  labor  shall  he  $5.23  per  day,  provided 
those  now  receiving  a higher  rate  of  wages  shall 
not  be  reduced.  , 

Car  Repairers,  $1.00  per  day  increase  over  wages 


for  month  of  October,  1919. 

Motormen,  per  day $5.63 

Boy  Slate  Pickers,  per  day  3.18 


SUB-DISTRICT  NO.  THREE 

All  mines  in  Sub-District  No.  3 shall  operate 
on  an  absolute  mine  run  basis. 


Mine  Run,  per  ton $1.23% 

Eight-Foot  Entry,  per  yard  3.18 

Twelve-Foot  Entry,  per  yard 3.10 


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The  yardage  prices  provided  above  are  made 
on  condition  that  the  entrymen  must  cut  all  nor- 
mal entries,  top  and  bottom,  before  they  are  shot. 
This  shall  not  prevent  the  firing  of  practical  lift- 
ing shots. 

Room  Turning'. 

Room  turning,  9 foot  neck,  8 feet  wide,  each, 
$8.11. 

Rooms  shall  be  considered  turned  when  they 
are  18  feet  deep  and  18  feet  wide  at  the  face. 

Each  additional  yard  or  fraction  thereof  to  be 
paid  at  the  rate  of  $2.70  per  yard. 

Where  the  neck  is  required  to  be  cut  more  than 
3 feet  on  one  side,  $3.00  additional  shall  be  paid. 

The  company  cannot  require  the  miner  to  turn 
the  rooms  for  the  pick  mining  room  turning 
price  and  then  mine  the  rooms  with  machines 
after  machines  have  once  been  installed  in  the 
mine. 

Double  Shifting. 

Double  shifting  in  entries,  25  cents  per  yard 
extra.  This  is  construed  to  mean  where  entry- 
men  are  employed  two  separate  shifts  of  eight 
hours  each  in  twenty-four  hours. 

Break-throughs. 

Break-throughs  between  rooms  and  entries 
shall  be  made  in  accordance  with  the  state  law 
as  to  distance,  and  in  rooms  where  break-throughs 
are  required  to  be  cut  at  entry  widths  they  shall 
be  paid  at  entry  prices. 

Brushing. 

Brushing  by  taking  up  bottom  or  taking  down 
top  shall  be  9 1-5  cents  per  inch  measured  from 
the  top  or  the  bottom  of  the  vein,  as  the  case 


2.4 


may  be,  and  of  sufficient  width  for  roadway  not 
to  exceed  5 feet,  This  to  apply  to  top  and  bot- 
tom of  ordinary  slate  or  clay  material,  but  if  of 
an  unusually  hard  material,  then  the  price  to  be 
agreed  upon  locally,  and  failing  to  agree  the 
company  to  do  the  brushing,  in  which  case  the 
said  brushing  shall  be  kept  up  to  within  15  feel 
of  the  face. 

Width  of  Rooms. 


The  minimum  width  of  any  room  shall  be  20 
feet. 


Unloading  Slate. 


Loading  or  unloading  slate,  when  done  by  the 
miner,  28  cents  per  car,  provided  if  there  is  any 
changes  in  the  capacity  of  the  car  there  can  be 
a readjustment  of  the  price  but  there  shall  be 
no  change  in  existing  local  agreements  on  the 
subject. 

Blacbsmithing. 

The  company  shall  do  the  sharpening,  which 
shall  mean  only  the  sharpening  of  picks,  augers, 
and  wedges,  the  buttoning  of  scrapers  and  cut- 
ting off  of  augers,  and  the  price  of  the  same 
shall  be  3-4  of  one  per  cent  of  gross  earnings, 
and  miners’  tools  shall  be  given  preference  over 
all  other  work  done  by  the  blacksmith,  and  be 
sharpened  in  a workmanlike  manner. 


It  is  further  agreed  that  the  operator  will  fur- 
nish a suitable  place  or  places  for  the  miners  to 
receive  their  tools,  and  in  first  class  mines,  where 
it  can  be  shown  that  it  is  necessary  for  the  prop- 
er regulation  of  the  tool  question,  to  have  them 
separated  or  handed  out,  the  operator  will  fur- 
nish some  one  to  do  the  work,  and  the  question 
of  wages  and  duties  shall  be  left  to  the  operator. 


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Day  Wage  Scale. 

Track  layers,  timber  men,  cagers,  per  day $6.00 

Drivers,  trip  riders  and  water  haulers  per  day  6.00 
Track  layers  and  timbermen  helpers,  per  day  5.7b 


Boy  Couplers,  per  day  3.8y 

Oilers,  per  day  3.77 

Trappers,  per  day  3.18 

Motormen,  per  day 6.15 

Drillers  and  Shooters,  per  day 6.00 

Spike  team  drivers  when  engaged  in  regu- 
lar switching,  per  day  6.1b 

All  other  inside  adult  labor,  per  day 5.75 


Stable  men  to  receive  $1.00  per  day  increase 
over  wages  for  month  of  October,  1919. 

Boy  drivers  may  be  used  between  partings,  but 
when  used  at  regular  switching  they  shall  be 
considered  as  men  and  receive  men’s  wages. 

Top  Labor. 

The  wages  of  dumpers,  chunkers,  screening  car 
men,  box  car  men,  outside  drivers  for  outsiae 
work  only,  mine  teamsters  and  all  other  com- 
mon top  labor  shall  be  $5.23  per  day,  provided 


those  now  receiving  a higher  rate  of  wages  shall 
not  be  reduced. 

Motormen,  per  day  $5.63 

Boy  Slate  Pickers,  per  day 3.18 

Electric  Mining  Machine  Scale  for  Snb-District 
No.  3. 

Loading,  drilling,  shooting  and  furnishing  of 

explosives,  mine  run  coal,  per  ton -98% 

Machine  Runner,  per  day  6.41 

Machine  Helper,  per  day  6.15 


It  is  understood  that  the  day  wage  fixed  for 
machine  crew  shall  not  prevent  them  from  agree- 
ing on  a price  per  ton  and  yardage  and  room 


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turning;  provided,  the  earnings  be  not  less  than 
the  above  day  wage  scale. 


Narrow  Work. 

Eight-Foot  Entry,  loaders,  per  yard $1.27 

Twelve  Foot  Entry,  loaders,  per  yard 1.24 

Room  necks,  same  measurement  as  pick 
mining,  loaders  3.244 


Break-throughs  between  rooms  and  entries 
shall  be  paid  for  at  the  same  rate  as  entries  of 
equal  widths. 

Loaders  in  narrow  work  and  room  turning  to 
have  the  option  of  accepting  tonnage  and  yard- 
age rates,  or  being  paid  at  the  rate  of  $6.15  per 
day,  this  to  include  use  of  miners’  tools.  The 
company  to  have  the  right  to  select  loaders  for 
this  work  who  may  be  transferred  at  the  com- 
pany’s option  to  a normal  place  ro  load  or  mine 
coal  without  loss  of  time. 

Blacksmithing  shall  be  y2  of  1%  of  the  load- 
ers’ gross  earnings. 

Unties  of  Machine  Crew. 

The  company  shall  furnish  all  parts  and  sup- 
plies to  keep  machines  in  repair.  The  machine 
crew  shall  perform  the  necessary  labor  for  re- 
pairs,  not  exceeding  30  minutes  at  any  one  time, 
without  extra  compensation;  all  excess  time 
shall  be  paid  for  at  the  rate  of  75  cents  per  hour. 
The  machine  crew  shall  cut  the  coal  within  four 
inches  of  the  bottom,  unless  prevented  by  physi- 
cal conditions;  if  they  fail  to  do  so  and  a loader 
is  required  to  do  extra  work  the  mine  boss  and 
the  mine  president  shall  agree  on  the 
amount  due  the  loader  for  this  work,  and 
this  amount  shall  be  deducted  from  the  machine 
crews’  earnings  at  the  rate  of  75  cents  per  hour. 


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The  machine  crew  shall  connect  the  machine 
wires  to  entry  wires  and  take  proper  care  of  the 
machine  and  perform  the  necessary  Jiabor  jin 
fiioving'  from  place  to  place.  The  machine  crew 
shall  receive  and  deliver  bits  and  supplies  at  the 
same  point  at  which  pick  miners  receive  their 
tools.  Machines  may  run  double  shift,  or  they 
may  run  one  shift  each  twenty-four  hours,  whe- 
ther it  is  during  the  time  the  mine  is  running 
coal  or  not,  provided  one  machine  crew  does  not 
run  a machine  to  exceed  forty-eight  hours  a week 
when  the  mine  runs  every  day,  or  as  many  hours 
as  the  mine  runs  coal,  but  the  machine  crew 
may  work  over  time  in  repairing  their  machines. 

Duties  of  Loaders. 

The  loader  shall  have  the  same  care  and  re- 
sponsibility of  the  working  place  as  the  pick  min- 
er; he  will  take  up  to  and  including  four  inches 
of  bottom  coal  left  by  the  machine  when  the 
same  as  ordinary  (what  is  meant  by  ordinary  i3 
where  it  can  be  taken  up  in  from  40  to  50  min- 
utes across  the  room).  If  it  takes  more  time, 
or  if  at  any  time  the  machine  crew  leaves  more 
than  four  inches  of  bottom  coal,  whether  caused 
by  impurities  or  otherwise,  the  loader  shall  do 
the  work  at  75  cents  per  hour. 

No  restrictions  shall  be  placed  on  the  amount 
of  coal  which  machines  may  mine,  or  upon  the 
number  of  places  in  which  machines  may  cut,  or 
upon  the  number  of  loaders  who  may  work  after 
one  machine,  provided  loaders  shall  have  a suf- 
ficient number  of  places  to  keep  them  employed 
regularly  while  the  mine  is  in  operation,  and 
there  shall  not  be  more  loaders  employed  at  any 
time  than  can  be  given  a fair  turn.  Where  pick 
and  machine  miners  are  employed  in  the  same 
mine  the  turn  shall  be  made  eaual  in  earnings. 


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Should  any  operator  employ  more  loaders  than 
machine  can  cut  for,  they  shall  he  employed  at 
75  cents  per  hour,  until  loading  places  can  be 
furnished. 

This  guarantee  of  work  shall  not  ap- 
ply  in  cases  of  major  accidents  to  machine  or 
machinery  or  when  power  is  off  for  an  unreas- 
onable length  ^of  time,  nor  for  the  last  hour  or 
the  day  or  when  the  loader  leaves  his  Working 
place  before  quitting  time  the  preceding  day. 

Note:  The  above  paragraph  is  inserted  so  that 

it  will  not  be  necessary  to  close  down  the  en- 
tire mine  when  a section  of  the  mine  is  pre- 
vented from  loading  coal  by  any  of  the  above 
causes. 

Where  required,  the  loader  shall  snub  the  coal 
before  being  shot  and  leave  the  place  in  proper 
condition  for  the  machine  crew.  The  loader  shall 
not  be  held  responsible  for  conditions  beyond  his 
control. 

General  Provisions. 

Any  special  work,  such  as  making  man  holes, 
partings,  mule  barns,  etc.,  can  be  done  by  the 
day  at  the  wages  guaranteed  above.  It  is  under- 
stood that  the  loader  in  timbering  his  place  shall 
set  props  so  as  to  clear  the  machine  when  prac- 
ticable; if  props  are  set  as  to  interfere  with 
the  machine  on  account  of  safety  the  machine 
crew  shall  remove  and  re-set  such  props  without 
compensation.  The  width  of  rooms  shall  be  not 
less  than  twenty  feet.  The  company  shall  have 
the  right,  whenever  any  loaders  are  absent  to 
place  other  loaders  in  the  vacant  places,  either 
by  the  ton  or  by  the  day,  at  the  option  of  the 
loader  in  order  that  said  machine  crew  will  not 
be  deprived  of  the  use  of  said  places.  If  at  any- 
time there  is  any  dispute  as  to  the  loading  out 


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of  any  place  the  case  shall  be  taken  up  as  pro- 
vided by  Resolution  VIII  of  the  Des  Moines 
Agreement,  and  said  loaders  shall  continue  at 
work  loading  out  said  places  pending  settlement 
of  same.  All  settlements  shall  date  from  the  time 
question  was  raised. 

Rules  in  the  General  Resolutions  and  Under’ 
ground  Working  Conditions  governing  pick  min- 
ers and  operators  shall  also  apply  to  machine 
loaders,  and  crews,  and  operators  of  machine 
mines. 

SUB-DISTRICT  1V0.  FOUR. 

Screens. 

In  Boone  county  the  screens  shall  he  of  dia- 
mond bars,  with  3-4  of  an  inch  between  the  bars. 
Screened  Lump,  per  ton  $1.7944 

Mine  run  price,  10%  less  than  screened  lump 
price. 

Entry  Driving,  per  yard  3.60 

Room  Turning,  not  to  exceed  9 ft.  neck 

e.ach  9.05 

Double  Shifting. 

Double  shifting  entries  25  cents  per  yard  ex- 
tra. This  is  construed  to  mean  where  entrymen 
are  employed  two  separate  shifts  of  eight  hours 
each  in  twenty-four  hours. 

Coal  at  Boone  less  than  27  inches  thick  shall 


he  considered  deficient  work. 

Day  Wage  Scale. 

Head  Track  Layer,  per  day  $6.00 

Head  Timbermen,  per  day  6.00 

Drivers,  Cagers,  Trip  Riders,  per  day 5.86 

Boy  Couplers,  per  day  3.89 

Drillers,  and  Shooters,  per  day  6.00 

Oilers,  Trappers,  per  day  3.18 

All  other  inside  adult  labor,  per  day 6.75 


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Top  Labor. 

The  wages  of  dumpers,  chunkers,  screening  car 
men,  box  car  men,  outside  drivers  for  outside 
work  only,  mine  teamsters,  and  all  other  top 
labor  shall  be  $5.23  per  day,  except  those  now 
receiving  a'higher  rate  of  wages  shall  not  be  re- 


duced. 

Motormen,  per  day  $5.63 

Boy  Slate  Pickers,  per  day  3. IS 


Blacksmithing. 

The  company  shall  do  the  sharpening,  which 
shall  mean  only  the  sharpening  of  picks,  augers, 
and  wedges,  buttoning  of  scrapers  and  the  cut- 
ting off  of  augers,  the  price  of  same  shall  be 
3-4  of  one  per  cent  of  the  gross  earnings.  Min-, 
ers’  tools  shall  be  .given  preference  over  all  other 
work  done  by  the  blacksmith  and  sharpened  in 
a workmanlike  manner. 

It  is  further  agreed  that  the  operator  will  fur- 
nish suitable  place  or  places  for  the  miners  to 
receive  their  tools. 

Rules  and  Conditions  Governing  Sub-District  No. 

4,  Unless  Otherwise  Provided. 

1st.  Pushing  not  to  exceed  150  feet  and  no 
miner  shall  be  required  to  push  beyond  the  sec- 
ond switch  from  face  of  entry;  if  required  to 
push  more  than  150  feet,  12  cents  per  ton  extra 
shall  be  paid  for  the  first  30  feet.  Beyond  that 
distance  the  price  to  be  agreed  upon  locally. 

2nd.  All  track  on  entry  and  room  roads  to  be 
iron  and  laid  at  the  expense  of  the  company. 

3rd.  Brushing  not  to  be  more  than  9 feet  back 
from  face  of  coal,  company  to  build  roadside 
buildings  in  entries  and  roadways.  The  miner 


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shall  leave  the  usual  space  on  either  side  of 
track  for  said  buildings,  but  in  cases  where  the 
gob  is  entirely  filled,  the  miner  shall  not  be  re- 
quired to  load  out  any  dirt  unless  suitably  com- 
pensated for  so  doing. 

4tb.  Skips  driven  along  old  gobs  shall  be  paid 
foi  at  the  rate  of  12  cents  per  ton  extra  where 
it  is  necessary  for  the  miner  to  move  crushed 
coal  or  loose  dirt. 

Mining  Machine  Scale  for  Longwail  Work — 


4th  Sub-District. 

Loaders,  per  ton,  screened  lump  coal $1.1677 

'Mine  run  price  10%  less  than  screened  lump  price 

Machine  Runners,  per  day  : $6.41 

Machine  Shovellers,  per  day  6.15 

Machine  Helpers,  per  day  6.00 


It  is  understood  that  the  day  wage  fixed  for 
machine  crew  shall  not  prevent  them  from 
agreeing  on  a price  per  ton,  provided  their  earn- 
ings be  not  less  than  the  above  day  wage  scale. 

Duties  of  the  Machine  Crew. 

They  shall  mine  in  the  clay  as  near  the  coal 
as  is  practical,  leaving  not  more  than  four  inches 
of  clay  above  the  cutter  bar.  In  case  the  run- 
ner leaves  more  than  four  inches  of  clay  above 
the  cutter  bar,  the  company  shall  handle  the 
clay  so  left,  and  in  case  it  is  the  fault  of  the 
runner  the  amount  so  paid  shall  be  deducted 
from  the  wages  of  the  machine  crew,  if  the  crew 
is  working  by  the  ton.  Any  black  jack  or  other 
impurities  between  the  coal  and  clay  shall  be 
considered  a part  of  the  vein,  riiey  shall  re- 
move the  dirt  cut  by  the  machine  from  under 
the  coal  and  gob  the  same,  clean  up,  sprag  the 
coal,  and  prop  the  place  ready  for  the  loader. 


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Make  connection  of  machine  wire  to  main  wire 
on  entry,  remove  and  replace  all  picks  used  for 
undercutting  the  coal,  deliver  dull  picks  to  black- 
smith shop  on  mine  premises  and  receive  the 
sharpened  ones  once  each  day  if  necessary. 

Blacksmithing  to  be  % of  1%  of  gross  earnings 
of  loaders. 

Should  the  machine  require  the  attention  of 
the  machinist,  the  machine  crew  shall  notify  the 
mine  foreman,  and  if  the  machinist  should  re- 
quire a helper  to  repair  said  machine,  then  one 
or  more  of  the  machine  crew  shall  assist  him 
at  the  rate  of  75  cents  per  hour. 

They  are  to  remove  and  load  all  bump  coal  and 
check  same  to  their  credit.  If  the  machine  cuts 
up  to  the  coal  at  any  time,  the  machine  crew 
can  load  out  the  coal,  clean  up  the  place  same 
as  a loader,  and  check  the  coal  to  their  credit  to 
be  divided  equally  between  runner,  shoveller, 
and  helper.  When  the  machine  crew  is  work- 
ing by  the  day  all  coal  loaded  by  them  shall  be 
credited  to  the  company.  When  necessary  the 
company  shall  furnish  mule  and  driver  to  move 
the  machine. 

The  machine  crew  shall  have  the  same  care 
and  responsibility  of  places  as  the  pick  miner. 
Should  the  machine  crew  fail  or  neglect  to  per- 
form any  of  the  cares,  duties  or  responsibilities 
as  set  forth  above,  and  it  is  necessary  for  the 
loader  to  perform  such  work,  the  mine  foreman 
shall  be  notified  by  the  party  finding  this  con- 
dition, and  in  the  absence  of  the  interested  par- 
ty he  shall  call  the  mine  president  and  the  two 
shall  agree  on  a price  for  such  work,  and  the 


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amount  so  agreed  upon  shall  be  deducted  from 
the  machine  crew’s  account  and  paid  to  the  par- 
ty doing  such  work. 

Length  of  Cutter  Bars  on  Machines. 

It  is  agreed  that  the  length  of  the  cutter  bars 
on  the  machines  in  Boone  shall  not  exceed  three 
feet;  in  Ogden,  four  feet. 

Duties  of  the  Loaders. 

They  shall  have  the  same  care  and  responsibil- 
ity of  places  as  the  pick  miners.  The  places 
shall  be  taken  on  the  rule  of  “first  out,  first 
in,’’  and  no  restriction  shall  be  placed  on  the 
number  of  loaders  loading  after  a machine,  but 
in  case  there  are  more  loaders  on  the  crew  than 
there  are  places  for  them  to  load  out,  when  re- 
quested by  the  loader,  the  company  shall  em- 
ploy such  loaders  at  company  work  at  the  rate 
of  75  cents  per  hour,  until  places  are  cut  for 
them  to  load  coal.  This  guarantee  of  work  shall 
not  apply  in  cases  of  accident  to  machines  or 
machinery  or  unavoidable  causes  or  delay,  nor 
for  the  last  hour  of  the  day  or  where  the  loader 
leaves  his  working  place  before  quitting  time 
the  preceding  day. 

Should  they  fail  to  clean  up  their  places  ready 
for  the  machine  crew,  the  pit  boss  and  mine 
president  shall  investigate  the  matter,  and  shall 
agree  on  the  price  for  cleaning  same  and  the 
amount  so  agreed  upon  shall  be  deducted  from  i| 
the  pay  of  the  loader  leaving  the  place  in  baa 
condition,  and  paid  to  the  party  cleaning  same. 

Where  cap  rock  breaks  with  the  coal  the  load- 
er shall  handlle  same  for  the  loading  price  up  to  | 
and  including  eight  inches  in  thickness.  When 
it  exceeds  this  thickness  the  company  shall  han- 
dle the  same,  provided  it  cannot  be  left  up. 


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At  Boone,  coal  below  27  inches  in  height  shall 
be  considered  deficient.  In  case  the  loader  ana 
the  pit  boss  fail  to  agree  on  a price  for  loading 
out  a deficient  place,  the  loader  can  appeal  the 
case  to  the  local  president  and  superintendent 
of  the  mine  or  their  representatives  whose  de- 
cision shall  be  final  and  the  loader  shall  continue 
at  work  pending  settlement. 

Running  Time. 

A machine  may  run  double  shift  or  it  may  run 
one  shift  each  twenty-four  hours  whether  it  is 
during  the  time  the  mine  is  running  coal  or  not, 
provided  one  machine  crew  does  not  run  a ma- 
chine to  exceed  48  hours  a week  when  the  mine 
runs  every  day,  or  as  many  hours  as  the  mine 
runs  coal,  but  the  machine  crew  may  work  over 
time  in  helping  to  repair  machines. 

General  Rules. 

Rules  in  the  General  Resolutions  and  Under- 
ground Working  Conditions  governing  pick  min- 
ers and  operators  shall  also  apply  to  machine 
loaders  and  crews  and  operators  of  machine 
mines. 

If  at  any  time  it  becomes  necessary  to  load 
coal  by  the  day  the  rate  shall  be  $6.10  per  day, 
this  to  include  the  use  of  miners’  tools. 

GENERAL  RESOLUTIONS  APPLYING  TO  DIS- 
TRICT NO.  IS. 

RESOLUTION  NO.  ONE. 

Definition  of  Eight  Hour  Work  Day. 

(a)  The  above  is  based  upon  an  eight  hour 
work  day  and  it  is  definitely  understood  and 
agreed  that  an  eight  hour  day  means  eight  hours* 
work  in  the  mine  at  the  usual  working  places 


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for  each  individual  employe,  six  days  a week 
when  required  by  the  operator  (Sundays  and  the 
following  holidays  excepted:  New  Years’  Day, 

Washington’s  Birthday,  April  First,  Decoration 
Day,  Fourth  of  July,  Labor  Day,  Thanksgiving 
Day,  second  Tuesday  in  December,  1920,  and 
Christmas  Day.  The  above  named  holidays  shall 
be  the  only  holidays  under  this  agreement  ex- 
cept as  hereinafter  provided  regarding  pay  days.) 
This  shall  be  exclusive  of  the  time  required  in 
reaching  said  working  places  in  the  morning  and 
returning  from  same  at  night. 

Note:  Should  any  of  the  above  mentioned  hol- 

idays fall  on  Sunday  the  following  Monday  shall 
be  observed  as  same,  except  Washington’s  Birth- 
day. 

Pay  Days  and  Statement  of  Account. 

(b)  On  pay  days  work  will  be  discontinued  at 
the  end  of  five  consecutive  hours  of  the  opera- 
tions of  the  mines  (except  in  Sub-District  No.  1) 
and  the  operator  shall  commence  paying  as  soon 
as  practicable  after  the  mines  have  ceased  op- 
eration. 

The  operators  shall  pay  all  wages  earned  dur- 
ing the  first  fifteen  days  of  each  month,  not  lat- 
er than  the  first  Saturday  after  the  twentieth 
t>f  said  month;  and  for  wages  earned  after  the 
fifteenth  of  said  month*  not  later  than  the  first 
Saturday  after  the  fifth  of  the  following  month 
, (except  should  pay  day  fall  on  any  of  the  above 
mentioned  holidays  the  operator  agrees  to  pay 
on  the  preceding  day  in  conformity  with  the 
provisions  made  for  pay  days),  and  statements 
l erly  dated  shall  be  issued  to  employes  be- 
fore day  payment  is  made,  and  if  for  any  good 


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reason  an  advance  is  asked  and  made  it  shall  be 
done  without  discount,  either  directly  or  indirect- 
ly. 

The  shorter  work  day  is  granted  employes  on 
pay  day  with  the  express  understanding  that  each 
individual  employe  will  faithfully  observe  the 
rules  of  working  eight  hours,  each  working  day 
and  six  days  a week,  as  provided  in  clause  (a) 
of  this  resolution.  And  all  local  unions  and  the 
individual  members  thereof  shall  adhere  strictly 
to  this  rule,  and  in  case  the  employes  of  any 
mine  shall  show  a disregard  tor  the  same  the 
operator  affected  may  file  his  complaint  wit  the 
Joint  Board,  who  shall  deprive  the  local  union 
| so  offending  of  the  privilege  extended  in  this 
resolution. 

Rules  Governing'  Drivers. 

(c)  Drivers  shall  take  their  mules  to  and  from 
the  stables  and  the  time  required  in  so  doing 
shall  not  include  any  part  of  the  day’s  labor, 
their  work  beginning  at  the  place  where  they 
1 receive  empty  cars;  but  in  no  case  shall  a driv- 
er’s time  be  docked  while  he  is  waiting  for  cars 
at  the  point  named.  And  in  no  case  shall  the 
drivers  be  required  to  put  in  more  than  ten 
minutes  extra  time  on  the  road  each  way  with 
their  mules  from  the  stables  to  the  place  where 
they  receive  their  empty  cars,  without  compen- 
I sation  for  the  entire  time,  and  the  custom  of 
harnessing  and  unharnessing  the  mules  shall  re- 
main the  same  at  each  mine  as  heretofore.  Where 
it  is  the  practice  to  haul  men  in  the  trip,  the 
latter  shall  leave  the  bottom  at  such  time  as 
the  eonfpany  may  determine  to  be  necessary  for 
employes  to  reach  their  working  places  in  time 
to  begin  work  at  the  hour  fixed.  It  is  further 


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agreed  when  the  day  men  go  down  into  the 
mine  in  the  morning  they  shall  have  at  least  j 
two  hours’  work.  This  not  to  apply  in  case  j 
of  accidents  occurring  where  the  men  would  have 
to  be  called  out  of  the  mine  through  a violation 
of  the  state -mining  law. 

RESOLUTION  NO.  TWO 
Starting  Time. 

The  eight  hour  work  day  shall  commence  at 
7 a.  m.  from  April  1 to  October  1,  and  8 a.  m. 
from  October  1 to  April  1,  except  when  other- 
wise agreed  locally,  with  one-half  hour  for  noon  : 
where  firing  but  once  a day  occurs,  and  one  j 
hour  for  noon  where  it  is  necessary  to  fire  twice 
a day.  In  neither  case  shall  such  nooning  be 
counted  a part  of  the  eight  hour  day. 

RESOLUTION  NO,  THREE 
Penalties  for  Loading  Imparities. 

(a)  Both  the  miners  and  operators  realizing 
the  importance  of  getting  clean  coal,  to  insure 
the  sale  of  same,  it  is  mutually  understood  and 
agreed  that  the  miners  and  loaders  will  produce 
their  coal  in  such  a manner  as  not  to  increase 
the  percentage  of  fine  coal  either  by  careless- 
ness or  reckless  shooting,  and  will  load  the  coal  i: 
free  from  impurities  as  nearly  as  possible. 

(b)  It  is  the  duty  of  the  miner  and  loaders  to 
clean  his  coal  in  his  working  place  and  load  it  j 
as  nearly  as  possible  free  from  slate,  sulphur, 
and  other  impurities,  and  if  any  miner  be  dock- 
ed  for  sending  out  dirty  coal,  he  shall  be  noti- 
fied by  the  mine  foreman;  if  he  be  docked  a sec-  | 
ond  time,  he  shall  be  fined  fifty  cents^O  cents);  j 
if  he  be  docked  a third  time  within  fifteen  days  J 
from  the  time  of  the  first  offense,  or  if  he  at 


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any  tifhe  sends  out  large  quantities  of  impurities 
: in  any  one  car,  he  shall  be  fined  $1.00  or  dis- 
; charged  at  the  option  of  the  operator.  But  be- 
; fore  discharge  the  mine  president  and  superin- 
tendent shall  investigate  such  case,  and  if  found 
1 1 guilty  the  discharge  penalty  may  be  enforced.  It 
is  understood  local  agreements  shall  govern  the 
amount  that  constitutes  a dock  or  large  quan- 
tity at  each  mine.  When  there  is  no  local  agree- 
ment the  local  officers  and  superintendent  of  the 
company  shall  make  such  an  agreement. 

(c)  It  is  hereby  agreed  that  the  local  officers 
shall  co-operate  with  the  coal  company  to  in- 
sure clean  coal. 

RESOLUTION  NO.  FOUR 
(Applies  to  Sub-Districts  2,  8 and  4.) 
Responsibilities,  Timbering  and  Care  of  Places. 

((a)  In  accordance  with  the  state  law,  the 
company  shall  furnish  all  necessary  timbers  and 
the  miner  shall  keep  his  room  securely  propped. 
If  a miner  working  in  a room  fails  to  securely 
prop  the  same,  or  neglects  to  prop  as  directed 
by  the  mine  foreman,  or  carelessly  shoots  down 
the  props  or  timbers,  and  a fall  of  slate  occurs 
through  such  failure,  neglect  or  carelessness,  he 
shall  immediately  clear  his  roadway  of  such  falls 
of  slate  and  do  all  necessary  retimbering,  and  in 
case  of  his  neglect  to  do  so,  the  company  may 
do  such  work  and  charge  the  expense  thereof 
to  such  miner. 

Double  Timbering. 

(b)  In  case  the  room  has  been  properly  tim- 
bered as  above  set  forth  and  the  roof  from  any 
cause  becomes  dangerous  so  as  to  require  double 


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timbering  the  company  shall,  when  notified  by 
the  miner,  do  the  necessary  work  to  protect  the 
roadway. 

Falls,  Etc. 

(c)  When  a fall  of  slate  occurs  between  the 
inside  props  and  the  face  of  his  room  of  an  av- 
erage thickness  not  to  exceed  three  inches,  he 
shall  immediately  remove  such  fall,  and  in  case 
of  his  neglect  to  do  so,  the  company  may  do  such 
work  and  charge  the  expense  thereof  to  sucn 
miner.  If  of  a greater  thickness  he  shall  noti- 
fy the  mine  foreman,  and  if  the  mine  foreman 
or  his  representative  fail  to  visit  the  miners 
room  within'  two  hours  after  notification,  the 
miner  shall  clean  the  fall  at  the  rate  of  75  cents 
per  hour,  but  if,  upon  visiting  the  miner’s  room 
within  the  time  specified  above,  the  mine  fore- 
man and  miner  affected  can  agree  on  a price  for 
cleaning  said  fall  either  by  the  inch,  hour,  or 
lump  sum,  they  shall  do  so;  if  ny  the  inch,  it 
shall  be  9 1-5  cents  per  inch  per  running  yard; 
if  by  the  hour  it  shall  be  75  cents  per  hour; 
if  they  fail  to  agree  on  the  lump  sum  or  hour 
basis,  the  miner  may  remove  same  at  9 1-5  cents 
per  inch.  If  he  refuses  to  do  this  he  shall  im- 
mediately notify  the  mine  foreman  who  shall 
furnish  the  necessary  labor  to  make  such  re- 
imoval.  If  the  fall  is  not  removed  \nd  tjhe 
place  properly  secured  within  twenty-four  hours, 
the  miners  affected  thereby  shall  be  given  em- 
ployment until  the  same  is  removed. 

Miners’  Eight  of  Appeal. 

(d)  If  any  miner  is  dissatisfied  with  any  de- 
cision of  the  mine  foreman,  an  appeal  may  be 
taken  to  the  superintendent  and  the  mine  pres- 


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ident,  who  shall  decide  the  question,  and  their 
decision  shall  be  final,  but  the  miner  shall  con- 
tinue at  work  pending  decision. 

RESOLUTION  NO.  FIVE 

Right  to  Hire  and  Discharge — Compensation 

The  right  to  hire  and  discharge,  the  manage- 
ment of  the  mine  and  the  direction  of  the  work- 
ing force,  are  vested  exclusively  in  the  operator 
and  the  U.  M.  W.  of  A.  shall  not  abridge  this 
right.  It  is  not  the  intention  of  this  provision 
to  encourage  the  discharge  of  employes  or  the 
refusal  of  employment  to  applicants  because  of 
personal  prejudice  or  activity  in  matters  affect- 
ing the  U.  M.  W.  of  A.,  nor  on  account  of  creed, 
color  or  nationality.  If  any  employe  shall  be 
suspended  or  discharged  by  the  company,  and 
it  is  claimed  that  an  injustice  has  been  done 
him,  an  investigation  to  be  conducted  by  the 
parties  and  in  the  manner  set  forth  in  Resolu- 
tion No.  8,  of  this  agreement,  shall  be  taken  up 
: promptly,  and  if  it  is  proven  an  injustice  has 
I been  done,  the  operator  shall  reinstate  said  em- 
ploye and  pay  him  full  compensation  for  the 
time  he  has  been  suspended  and  out  of  employ- 
ment; provided,  that  if  no  decision  shall  be  ren- 
dered within  five  days,  the  case  shall  be  consid- 
ered closed  in  so  far  as  compensation  is  con- 
cerned, except,  in  cases  going  to  arbitration  the 
compensation  limit  is  extended  to  ten  days. 

RESOLUTION  NO.  SIX. 

Fatal  Accidents  and  Funerals. 

In  the  event  of  an  instantaneous  death  by  ac- 
cident in  the  mine,  the  miners  and  the  under- 
j ground  employees  shall  have  the  privilege  of  dis- 
continuing work  for  the  remainder  of  that  day, 
but  work  at  the  option  of  the  operator  shall  be 


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resumed  on  the  day  following  and  continue 
thereafter.  In  case  the  operator  elects  to  oper- 
ate the  mines  on  the  day  of  the  funeral  of  the 
deceased  as  above,  or  whether  the  death  has 
resulted  from  an  accident  in  the  mine,  or  from 
any  other  cause,  individual  employes  may  at  their 
option  absent  themselves  from  worK  for  the  pur- 
pose of  attending  such  funeral,  hut  not  other- 
wise. In  the  event  that  the  operator  shall  elect 
to  operate  the  mine  on  the  day  of  such  funeral 
caused  by  instantaneous  death  in  that  mine,  then 
from  the  proceeds  of  such  day’s  operation  each 
member  of  the  U.  M.  W.  of  A.  employed  at  the 
mine  at  which  the  deceased  member  was  employ- 
ed shall  contribute  50  cents  and  the  operator 
$25.00  for  the  benefit  of  the  family  of  the  de- 
ceased ox  his  legal  representatives,  to  be  col- 
lected through  the  office  of  the  company.  Ex- 
cept in  fatal  accidents  as  above  the  mine  shall 
in  no  case  be  thrown  idle  because  of  any  death 
or  funeral;  but  in  case  of  the  death  of  any  em- 
ploye of  the  company,  or  member  of  his  family, 
any  individual  employe  may  at  his  option  absent 
himself  from  work  for  the  purpose  of  attending 
such  funeral,  but  not  otherwise.  Where  the  lo- 
cal union  fails  to  prevent  the  abuse  of  the  above 
resolution  by  parties  absenting  themselves  from 
work  and  not  attending  the  funeral  the  Joint 
Board  shall  impose  proper  penalties. 

RESOLUTION  NO.  SEVEN 
(Applying  to  Shooting  Coal  Mines.) 

Track  Laying  by  the  Miner. 

It  is  agreed  that  the  miner  shall  lay  the  track 
in  his  working  place,  and  the  operator  shall 
have  the  option  of  furnishing  either  wooden  or 
iron  track,  provided,  that  if  iron  track  is  fur- 


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nished  the  rails  will  be  drilled  and  ready  for 
' use.  Ties  may  be  of  wood  or  steel;  if  wood, 
they  must  be  sawed  or  flat,  and  if  steel  they 
~ must  be  provided  with  suitable  and  convenient 
s fastenings.  The  length  of  rails  furnished  by  the 
: operator  shall  not  exceed  twelve  feet.  When- 
,r  |eyer  necessary  for  temporary  use,  the  miner 
shall  be  furnished  short  length  rails. 

;t'  RESOLUTION  NO.  EIGHT, 

al  Settlement  of  Disputes — Duties  and  Limitations 
en  of  Mine  President. 

A ! The  duties  of  the  mine  president  shall  be  con- 
hej  fined  to  the  adjustment  of  disputes  between  the 

• pit  boss  and  miners  or  mine  laborers  arising  out 
or  i of  this  agreement  or  any  local  agreement  made 

; in  connection  herewith.  The  mine  president  and 
!•  the  superintendent  are  empowered  to  adjust,  and 

• in  case  of  their  disagreement  it  shall  be  refer- 
11  red  in  writing  to  the  president  of  the  Iowa  Coal 
i ; Operators’  Association  and  the  president  of  Dis- 

- trict  13,  U.  M.  W.  of  A.,  who  may  decide  the 
matter,  either  in  person  or  by  representatives; 

it  their  decisions  shall  be  subject  to  the  review 
S and  approval  of  the  presidents;  should  the  pres- 

- idents  fail  to  agree,  they  must  either  submit  the 
e I matter  to  arbitration  or  convene  the  Joint  Board 
a and  submit  in  writing  the  question  in  dispute. 

1 No  case  of  discharge  shall  be  submitted  to  the 
Joint  Board,  and  in  all  cases  the  miners  or  mine 
laborers  and  parties  involved  (except  discharg- 
ed employes)  must  continue  at  work  until  a final 
decision  is  reached  in  the  manner  above  set 
forth. 

(The  Joint  Board  shall  consist  of  the  execu- 
tive committee  of  the  Iowa  Coal  Operators’  As- 
sociation and  the  executive  board  of  Distict  No. 
13,  U.  M.  W.  of  A.) 


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(b).  If  any  employe  doing  day  work  shall 
cease  work  because  of  a grievance  which  has 
not  been  taken  up  for  adjustment  in  the  manner 
herein  provided,  and  such  action  shall  seem  like- 
ly to  impede  the  operation  of  the  mine,  the  mine 
president  shall  assist  the  company  in  obtaining 
a man  or  men  to  take  such  vacant  place  or  places 
at  the  scale  rate  in  order  that  the  mine  may  ;i 
continue  at  work.  In  case  the  mine  is  shut  down 
in  violation  of  these  agreements,  or  any  of  them, 
the  organization  will  at  all  times  furnish  all  the 
men  required  by  the  operator  at  the  scale  rate 
to  properly  care  for  th?  mine. 

It  is  further  agreed  and  understood  no  per- 
son not  an  actual  employe  in  the  mine  can  of- 
ficiate as  the  mine  president. 

Note:  The  superintendent  or  the  mine  pres-  : 

ident  will  have  the  right  to  demand  the  Local 
Executive  Board,  the  meeting  of  said  Board  not 
to  be  held  while  the  mine  is  in  operation,  and 
should  they  fail  to  adjust  it,  it  shall  be  referred 
as  stated  above. 

RESOLUTION  NO.  NINE 

False  Top  or  Botlom  and  How  Paid. 

All  false  top  or  bottom,  in  shooting  coal  mines 
of  an  average  thickness  of  over  three  inches, 
shall  be  paid  9 1-5  cents  an  inch  per  running 
yard;  provided  when  the  top  can  be  left  up,  or 
the  bottom  left  down,  then  the  company  shall 
not  be  required  to  pay  the  same. 

RESOLUTION  NO.  TEN 
Adjustment  of  Deficient  Work. 

That  all  deficient  work  not  covered  by  this 
agreement  shall  be  paid  for  at  a price  to  be 
mutually  agreed  upon  between  the  mine  boss 


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:j|  and  the  party  concerned;  if  they  cannot  agree 
as  in  any  other  manner,  they  may  agree  on  a price 
er  per  day,  and  failing  to  agree  the  matter  shall  be 
».  referred  to  the  superintendent  of  the  mine  and 
ae  the  mine  president  for  adjustment;  and  in  case 
they  fail  to  agree  it  shall  be  referred  for  final 
pj  j .settlement  to  the  operator  of  the  mine  (or  his 
y representative),  and  the  miners’  state  president 
-j  (or  some  one  designated  to  represent  him) ; the 
, miner  shall  continue  to  work  pending  an  inves- 
e tigation  and  whatever  settlement  is  made  shall 
(e  date  from  the  time  the  question  of  deficiency 
was  raised;  if  the  company  decides  to  stop  the 
place  no  investigation  shall  he  made,  but  the 
miner  shall  be  given  another  place. 

RESOLUTION  NO.  ELEVEN 

Price  of  House  Coal. 

The  price  of  house  coal  furnished  employes 
it  for  their  own  use  in  the  several  districts  shall 
1 be  as  follows,  per  ton  of  2,000  pounds  at  the 
1 mine : 

First  District — 

Putnam  county.  Mo.,  mine  run  per  ton  $3.35 
Screened  or  hand  picked  lump  coal,  per 

ton 3.49 

s Second  District — 

Lump  coal,  per  ton , $3.17 

Nut  coal,  per  ton  1.97 

j Third  District — 

Lump  coal,  per  ton  $_3.49 

At  shipping  mines  and  at  local  mines 

per  ton  3.81 

Fourth  District — 

Lump  coal,  per  ton  $3.81 

Steam  coal,  through  regulation  screen, 

per  ton  2.10 


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RESOLUTION  NO.  TWELVE 
Prices  for  Dead  Work. 

All  labor  and  dead  work  not  covered  in  this 
agreement  shall  be  paid  an  advance  of  20  per 
cent. 

RESOLUTION  NO.  THIRTEEN 
Engineers’  Duties  and  Wages. 

(a)  Engineers,  first  class,  lump  coal,  300  tons 
and  over,  mine  run  425  tons  and  over,  $176.16 
per  month;  second  class,  lump  coal  200  to  300 
tons,  mine  run  285  to  425,  $169.15  per  month; 
third  class,  lump  coal  200  tons  or  less,  mine  run 
285  tons  or  less,  $156.32  per  month.  Tail  ropej 
engineer’s  wages  to  be  $5.61  per  day  or  $156.32 
per  month,  nine  hours  to  constitute  a day’s 
work.  Sunday  work  without  extra  pay  shall  be 
confined  to  customary  care,  but  not  operation 
of  machinery  or  boilers,  and  such  work  shall 
not  exceed  four  hours  per  day. 

Tonnage. 

(b)  The  tonnage  shall  be  determined  by  the 
average  of  the  mine  for  the  month  of  November 
of  each  year  effective  the  following  April,  has-  I 
ed  on  screened  or  mine  run  coal  and  comput-  |l 
ed  on  the  basis  of  the  number  of  hours  the  mine 
operates.  This  scale  of  wages  only  applies  to 
mines  in  operation  at  least  one  year,  and  in  all  j[ 
new  mines  the  wages  of  the  engineer  shall  be 
advanced  with  the  increased  tonnage  each  month  j 
until  the  maximum  rate  is  reached.  In  no  case 
shall  the  engineers,  firemen  or  pumpers,  be  in- 
terfered  with  or  asked  to  cease  work  by  any 
local  committee  or  local  union  official  during 
the  life  of  this  agreement. 


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Note:  In  computing  the  scale  for  the  year  be- 

ginning April  1st,  1920,  the  month  of  October, 
1919,  shall  be  the  basis. 

RESOLUTION  NO.  FOURTEEN 
Rules  and  Wages — Firemen,  Pumpers,  Black- 
smiths and  Ifightwatchmen. 

(a)  Firemen  and  pumpers  shall  be  permitted 
to  work  such  hours  as  may  be  mutually  agreed 
upon  between  them  and  the  operators,  provided 
that  the  minimum  rate  shall  be  .6532  cents  for 
firemen,  and  the  minimum  wages  for  inside 
pumpers  shall  be  .711  cents  per  hour. 

(b)  Twelve  hours  for  night  watchmen,  eight 
hours  for  blacksmiths,  and  mechanics  shall  con- 
stitute a day’s  work,  and  their  wages  shall  be 
advanced  $1.00  per  day  over  wages  for  month 
of  October,  1919,  but  no  nightwatchman  now 
working  less  than  twelve  hours  shall  be  requir- 
ed to  work  more  than  present  hours.  All  oth- 
er company  men  shall  be  permitted  to  work  56 
hours  per  week  when  necessary,  but  no  com- 
pany men,  except  those  necessary  to  get  men 
in  and  out  of  the  mine,  shall  be  compelled  to 
work  regularly  more  than  eight  hours  per  day. 
In  case  of  emergency,  mechanics,  blacksmiths 
and  other  necessary  men  to  make  repairs  may 
work  longer. 

RESOLUTION  NO.  FIFTEEN 
Check  Off. 

The  operators  agree  to  check  off  all  dues,  in- 
itiation fees,  assessments  and  hospital  dues  from 
the  miners  and  mine  laborers  when  desired  and 
this  agreement  is  their  authority  therefor.  The 
U.  M.  W.  of  A.,  District  No.  13,  agrees  to  pro- 
tect the  operators  where  such  checking  is  done, 
but  no  compensation  shall  be  charged  for  sucb 


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deductions;  provided  that  not  more  than  $5.00 
he  deducted  in  any  one  pay  from  any  one  person. 

RESOLUTION  NO.  SIXTEEN 
Payments  and  Deductions. 

This  agreement  is  based  upon  cash  payments 
after  deducting  mine  expenses,  organization  and 
hospital  dues,  accepted  orders,  house  rent  and 
fuel.  No  discrimination  shall  be  made  against 
any  employe  refusing  to  deal  in  the  company 
store  or  live  in  a company  house. 

RESOLUTION  NO.  SEVENTEEN 

Wages  of  Miners  Taken  from  Face. 

Miners  taken  from  the  face  shall  be  paid  $6.uu 
per  day  and  will  be  given  their  turn  of  cars  for 
one  day.  Any  one  refusing  to  do  day  worK 
may  have  his  turn  stopped;  provided  he  is  qual- 
ified by  experience  to  do  such  work;  and  pro- 
vided further,  that  no  one  shall  be  required  to 
do  such  day  work  two.  consecutive  days  and 
such  qualified  men  shall  be  called  upon  in  their 
turn. 

Boys  cannot  be  compelled  to  leave  the  face 
to  do  day  work,  but  if  so  used  they  shall  be 
paid  the  rate  of  wages  provided  for  that  class  of 
work  performed,  and  be  given  the  turn  for  that 
day. 

RESOLUTION  NO.  EIGHTEEN 

Fractional  Time. 

When  a mine  works  part  of  the  morning  the 
miners  may  continue  at  work  until  noon;  when 
a mine  works  part  of  the  afternoon  thg  miners 
may  continue  at  work  for  the  balance  of  the 
day.  The  operator  must  notify  men  as  soon  as 
practicable  after  the  mine  shuts  down. 


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No  miner  shall  be  nermitted  to  work  at  the 
face  on  idle  days  to  make  coal  ready  and  shall 
only  be  permitted  to  do  work  with  permission 
of  the  mine  president  the  same  to  be  in  urgent 
cases. 

This  resolution  to  mean  that  no  miner  can 
work  at  the  face  to  make  coal  ready  or  perform 
any  other  labor  or  do  timbering  on  idle  days 
in  his  place  without  the  consent  of  the  mine 
president,  and  in  harmony  with  the  above  res- 
olution it  must  be  in  urgent  cases,  and  it  is 
further  understood  that  this  resolution  does  not 
provide  that  where  the  company  desires  to  se- 
cure miners  to  perform  extra  work  that  they 
must  gain  the  consent  of  the  mine  president  and 
that  when  such  extra  help  is  needed  that  they 
can  call  upon  such  competent  help  in  their  turn 
as  long  as  they  are  not  displacing  any  of  the 
regular  day  men  who  are  qualified  to  do  such 
work. 

RESOLUTION  NO.  NINETEEN 

Rules  Governing  Foreman  Doing  Day  Work. 

The  foreman  may  lend  a hand  when  working 
a crew,  but  the  company  cannot  lay  off  a man 
and  fill  his  place  by  working  a foreman  or  boss. 

It  is  not  the  intent  of  this  resolution  that  the 
foreman  will  be  prevented  from  doing  anything 
that  is  necessary  to  keep  the  mine  in  operation. 

RESOLUTION  NO.  TWENTY 

Double  Shifting  of  Rooms. 

There  shall  be  no  double  shifting  of  rooms 
without  the  consent  of  the  miner  or  miners  af- 
fected. 


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RESOLUTION  NO.  TWENTY-ONE 
Shot  Examiners’  Duties  and  Qualifications. 

(a)  In  all  mines  where  coal  is  blasted  from 
the  solid,  competent  persons  shall  be  employed 
by  the  company  to  examine  all  shots  before  they 
are  charged.  Said  examiners  shall  have  the 
power  to  prohibit  the  charging  or  firing  of  any 
shot,  which,  in  their  judgment  is  unsafe.  Be- 
fore entering  upon  the  discharge  of  their  duties, 
said  examiners  shall  receive  certificates  of  com- 
petency from  the  state  mine  inspector  in  the 
district  in  which  the  mine  where  they  are  em- 
ployed is  located.  No  mine  foreman  employed 
by  the  company  shall  be  permitted  to  act  as  shot 
examiner.  The  state  mine  inspector  shall  have 
the  power  to  refuse  to  give  a certificate  to  any 
person  to  act  as  shot  examiner  who,  in  his  judg- 
ment, is  not  sufficiently  competent,  or  he  may 
revoke  the  certificate  granted  should  it  appear 
that  a shot  examiner  is  negligent  or  careless  in 
the  performance  of  his  work. 

When  Shot  Examiners  May  Act  as  Shot  Firers. 

(b)  Whenever  a majority  of  the  miners  in 
any  mine  so  decide,  they  may  employ  shot  fir- 
ers for  said  mine,  and  whenever  satisfactory  ar- 
rangements can  be  made  between  the  miners  and 
the  shot  examiners  for  the  same  persons  to  aci 
as  shot  examiners  and  shot  firers,  the  same  may 
be  done. 

Rules  Governing  Shot  Firing. 

(c)  The  operator  shall  decide  as  to  the  ne- 
cessity of  firing  twice  a day  in  mines  that  have 
been  in  operation  less  than  one  year,  and  a ma- 
jority of  the  miners  employed  in  any  mine  shall 
decide  as  to  the  necessity  of  firing  twice  a day 
in  all  mines  that  have  been  in  operation  more 


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than  a year;  provided  that  in  all  mines  where 
the  majority  of  the  miners  decide  to  fire  but 
once  3C  day,  they  shall  give  the  operator  suf- 
ficient time  tq  develop  his  mine  so  that  the  same 
working  force  and  output  per  miner  per  day, 
shall  not  be  reduced;  and  provided,  further,  that 
if  after  changing  from  twice  to  once  a day  fir- 
ing, the  majority  of  the  miners  in  any  mine 
shall  decide  to  return  to  twice  a day  firing,  or, 
if,  after  trying  once  a day  firing  for  a period 
of  thirty  daVs  that  the  mine  is  in  operation,  it 
shall  be  proven  that  the  output  per  miner  per 
day  is  less  than  when  shooting  twice  a day,  on 
account  of  the  miner  not  being  able  to  produce 
the  coal,  the  operator  shall  have  the  right  to 
return  to  twice  a day  firing. 

Safety  of  Employes  and  Duties  of  the  Mine 
Foreman. 

(d)  The  miner  shall  keep  his  working  place 
and  the  operator  the  entries  as  free  from  dust 
as  practicable,  and  the  entries  shall  be  sprinkled 
as  often  as  necessary  to  keep  them  in  damp  con- 
dition. 

(e)  In  accordance  with  the  state  law  only 
sand,  soil,  *or  clay  shall  be  used  for  tamping 
which  shall  be  placed  in,  or  near  each  cross  cut 
in  entries,  when  rooms  are  being  turned  con- 
tinuous. Where  the  block  system  is  used  it  shall 
be  placed  in  the  center  cross-cut  on  the  entry 
between  the  rooms,  and  the  shot  holes  shall  be 
tamped  solidly  from  the  powder  to  the  mouth  of 
the  hole,  whether  squibs  or  fuse  are  used  to  ig- 
nite the  powder.  Any  shot  having  blown  the 
tamping  shall  not  be  recharged  and  fired  the 
second  time. 


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(f)  The  wages  of  the  shot  examiners  shall  be 
$0.94  per  day,  and  they  may  be  employed  on 
fractional  time  at  the  above  mentioned  rate. 

The  operator  shall  have  the  privilege  of  instal- 
ling electric  shot  firing  machines,  provided  the 
expense  of  firing  will  be  no  greater  on  the  min- 
er than  the  present  system. 

(g)  No  person  shall  interfere  with  the  shot 
examiner  or  shot  firer  in  discharge  of  his  duties, 
except  those  who  have  a right  to  do  so,  under 
the  state  law. 

RESOLUTION  NO.  TWENTY-TWO 
Condition  of  Working  Places. 

(a)  The  company  shall  as  far  as  practicable 
keep  the  water  off  the  road  and  out  of  the  work- 
irgplace.  When  a miner  has  to  leave  his  work- 
ing place  on  account  of  water  through  the  neg- 
lect of  the  company,  it  shall  employ  said  miner 
at  company  work;  provided  that  said  miner  is 
competent  to  do  such  work,  or  he  will  be  given 
m other  working  place  until  such  water  is  tak- 
en out  of  his  place. 

(b)  Where  it  is  an  established  condition  or 
agreement  that  the  track  shall  be  laid  by  the 
company,  and  a miner  has  to  leave  his  work- 
ing place  on  account  of  such  track  not  being 
laid  through  the  neglect  of  the  company,  it  shall 
employ  said  miner  at  company  work  when  prac- 
ticable, provided  said  miner  is  competent  to  do 
such  work,  or  he  shall  be  given  another  place 
until  such  time  as  such  track  is  laid  in  his 
place.  In  shooting  coal  mines,  it  is  understood 
that  under  ordinary  conditions,  the  miner  can 
demand  his  switch  when  his  place  is  in  fifteen 
feet. 


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RESOLUTION  NO.  TWENTY-THREE 

Signals. 

In  all  mines  when  the  men  are  going  to  and 
from  their  work  at  regular  starting  and  quitting 
time,  the  company  shall  employ  men  at  the  top 
and  bottom  of  the  shaft,  whose  duty  shall  be 
to  attend  to  signal  bells. 

RESOLUTION  NO.  TWENTY-FOUR 

Price  and  Quality  of  Powder. 

Under  the  award  of  the  Bituminous  Coal  Com- 
mission, the  amount  for  handling  powder  and 
other  expense  incident  to  same  shall  be  twenty- 
five  (25c)  cents  per  keg  above  the  cost  price  of 
powder  in  car  load  lots. 

Dynamite  caps  and  fuse  shall  be  sold  at  cost 
at  the  mines  and  shall  be  handled  as  in  the  past, 
with  no  additional  charge.  The  above  prices  on 
explosives  shall  take  effect  on  deliveries  of  June 
9th,  1920. 

(The  former  agreement  provided  that  powder 
and  other  explosives  be  delivered  at  the  miners’ 
working  places  as  early  as  practicable  and  to  be 
of  standard  grade  and  quality.) 

Regulating  Character  of  Powder  to  Be  Used  in 

Coal  Mines  and  to  Conform  to  the  Follow- 
ing Specifications. 

(a)  It  shall  have  a specific  gravity  of  not 
less  than  1.74  nor  more  than  1.90. 

(b)  It  shall  have  a moisture  content  of  not 
to  exceed  one  per  cent  at  the  time  when  shipped 
by  the  manufacturer  or  his  agent. 

(c)  Said  powder  shall  be  sold  for  use  in  coal 
mines  only  in  seven  sizes  of  granulation  to  be 
determined  as  follows: 


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CCC  shall  be  powder  which  shall  pass  through 
a screen  having  round  hole  perforation  of  40-64 
of  an  inch  in  diameter  and  remain  on  a screen 
having  round  hole  perforation  of  32-64  of  an 
inch  in  diameter. 

CC  shall  be  powder  which  shall  pass  through 
a screen  having  round  hole  perforation  of  36-64 
of  an  inch  in  diameter  and  remain  on  a screen 
having  round  hole  perforations  of  26-64  of  an 
inch  in  diameter. 

C shall  be  powder  which  shall  pass  through  a 
screen  having  round  hole  perforation  of  27-64 
of  an  inch  in  diameter  and  remain  on  a screen 
having  round  hole  perforations  of  18-64  of  an 
inch  in  diameter. 

F shall  be  powder  which  shall  pass  through  a 
screen  having  round  hole  perforations  of  20-64 
of  an  inch  in  diameter  and  remain  on  a screen 
having  round  hole  perforations  of  12-64  of  an 
inch  in  diameter. 

FF  shall  be  powder  which  shall  pass  through 
a screen  having  rouncLhole  perforations  of  14-64 
of  an  inch  in  diameter  and  remain  on  a screen 
having  round  hole  perforations  of  7-64  of  an  inch 
in  diameter. 

FFF  shall  be  powder  which  shall  pass  through 
a screen  having  round  hole  perforations  of  9-64 
of  an  inch  in  diameter  and  remain  on  a screen 
having  round  hole  perforations  of  3-64  of  an 
inch  in  diameter. 

FFFF  shall  be  powder  which  shall  pass  through 
a screen  having  round  hole  perforations  of  5-64 
of  an  inch  in  diameter  and  remain  on  a screen 
having  round  hole  perforations  of  2-64  of  an 
inch  in  diameter. 

In  testing  powder  for  size  of  granulation  as 
herein  required,  it  shall  be  permissible  for  a giv- 


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eu  size  to  contain  not  to  exceed  7%  per  cent 
by  weight  of  grains  of  the  size  next  larger  and 
per  cent  by  weight  of  grains  of  the  size  next 
smaller. 

When  there  is  any  complaint  against  the  brand 
of  powder  in  use  in  any  mine  a joint  investiga- 
tion shall  be  made  under  the  authority  of  the 
Joint  Board  and  their  decision  shall  be  final. 

RESOLUTION  NO.  TWENTY-FIVE 
Sinking1  and  Development  of  New  Mines. 

Sinkers  per  day  of  eight  hours,  $6.15.  This 
rate  of  wages  shall  apply  to  men  employed  in 
opening  new  slopes  and  retimbering  shafts  or 
enlarging  same.  Sinkers  may  ne  continued  at 
the  above  wage  to  complete  the  bottom  partings 
and  any  other  work  in  connection  therewith,  and 
if  the  mine  is  not  prepared  by  that  time  to  op- 
erate under  the  terms  of  this  agreement  and  the 
development  of  entry  work  begins  under  this 
condition,  the  tonnage  and  yardage  prices  as 
provided  for  in  this  agreement  to  govern  the 
various  sub-districts,  shall  prevail,  and  twenty- 
seven  (27)  cubic  feet  shall  be  the  basis  for  meas- 
uring a ton  of  mine  run  coal. 

This  to  apply  to  normal  entries.  In  case  the 
entries  should  be  abnormal,  then  extra  compen- 
sation for  such  deficiency  shall  be  allowed,  the 
same  to  be  determined  as  herein  provided  for  the 
government  of  deficient  work. 

RESOLUTION  NO.  TWENTY-SIX 

Regarding  Man  Train. 

It  is  hereby  agreed  that  this  agreement  does 
not  in  any  way  govern  the  operation  of  railroad 
trains,  and  where  such  are  operated  for  the  pur- 
pose of  hauling  men  to  and  from  the  mine,  all 


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questions  affecting  the  same  must  be  settled 
without  interfering  with  the  operation  of  the 
mine.  If  any  disagreement  occurs  locally,  the 
question  shall  be  referred  to  the  district  presi- 
dents of  the  two  associations. 

RESOLUTION  NO.  TWENTY-SEVEN 
Ambulances,  Bandages,  Etc. 

At  all  mines  the  operator  shall  keep  a supply 
of  blankets,  oil,  bandages,  and  stretchers,  and  in 
case  of  accidents,  shall  furnish  a suitable  con- 
veyance to  care  for  and  convey  the  injured  per- 
sons to  their  homes. 

The  Joint  Board  shall  encourage  “First-Aid  to 
the  Injured’’  work,  and  a committee  of  three  op- 
erators and  three  miners  shall  be  appointed  for 
this  purpose. 

RESOLUTION  NO.  TWENTY-EIGHT 

Railroad  Car  Question. 

It  is  understood  that  an  operator  shall  not  ask 
the  miners  to  go  to  work  when  he  has  no  as- 
surance of  cars,  or  less  than  enough  to  provide 
two  hours  work,  ibut  when  the  operator  has  the 
assurance  that  cars  will  be  received  within  two 
hours  from  the  starting  time,  the  men  shall  go 
to  their  working  places. 

If  cars  are  not  received  at  the  end  of  two 
/hours,  the  operator  must  notify  the  men  im- 
mediately, and  the  miners  shall  not  be  required 
to  go  to  work  the  next  day,  unless  enough  cars 
are  at  the  mine  for  at  least  one-half  day’s  con- 
tinuous operation.  If  an  operator  abuses  this 
resolution  he  shall  be  fined  $25.00  for  each  of- 
fense. 


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RESOLUTION  NO.  TWENTY-NINE 

Square  Turn. 

In  all  mines,  the  mine  foreman  must  keep  a 
square  turn  as  nearly  as  possible,  and  the  turn 
; must  be  made  even  once  each  pay  or  oftener,  if 
practicable. 

RESOLUTION  NO.  THIRTY 
Penalties  for  Violation  of  Agreement. 

(a)  Should  any  local  union  or  its  members 
employed  at  any  mine  cause  the  mine  or  a part 
of  the  mine  to  shut  down,  in  violation  of  this 
agreement  (where  the  state  mining  law  is  not 
being  violated)  each  member  of  the  U.  M.  W.  of 
A.  employed  at  said  mine,  except  those  who  con- 
tinue at  work,  shall  be  fined  two  dollars  ($2.00) 
for  each  day  or  part  of  a day  the  mine  is  thus 
thrown  idle. 

When  the  miners  shut  a mine  down,  or  part 
of  the  mine,  because  they  claim  the  state  min- 
ing law  is  being  violated,  and  the  above  fine  is 
assessed,  and  it  should  he  proven  upon  investi- 
gation that  said  law  was  being  violated,  as  they 
claimed,  then  the  operator  shall  be  fined  two  dol- 
lars ($2.00)  per  day  per  man  affected;  provided 
that  the  miners  have  handed  to  the  operator  or 
his  representative  a written  statement,  signed  by 
officers  of  the  local  union  at  the  time  of  said 
shut  down  and  before  they  leave  the  premises, 
setting  forth  why  the  shut  down  occurred,  also 
how  and  wherein  the  said  law  was  being  violat- 
ed. 

(b)  Should  any  operator,  or  his  representa- 
tives, cause  the  mine  or  a part  of  the  mine  to 
shut  down  in  violation  of  this  agreement,  where 
the  state  mining  law  is  not  being  violated,  he 
shall  be  fined  two  dollars  ($2.00)  per  man  af- 


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fected,  for  each  day  or  part  of  a day  the  mine 
is  thus  thrown  idle. 

(c)  Any  U.  M.  W.  of  A.  officer  or  committee- 
man who  shall  advise  or  encourage  any  employe 
to  refuse  or  cease  work,  where  he  has  a right 
to  work  under  this  agreement,  may  be  discharg- 
ed. 

(d)  Any  operator,  who,  through  his  mine  fore- 
man or  any  other  representative,  refuses  to  live 
up  to  this  agreement,  as  interpreted  by  joint 
authority  or  refuses  to  redeem  any  written  prom- 
ise he  makes  an  employe,  or  causes  any  employe 
to  lose  work  that  he  is  entitled  to  under  this 
agreement  shall  be  fined  five  dollars  ($5.00)  for 
each  offense. 

(e)  Whenever  at  any  mine  one  or  more  men 
regularly  employed  at  day  work  refuse  or  fail 
to  work,  because  of  any  grievance  he  or  they 
shall  be  fined  two  dollars  ($2.00)  for  each  day 
or  part  of  a day. 

(f)  Not  more  than  five  days’  fine  can  be  as- 
sessed, by  either  party  for  any  one  shut  down 
in  violation  of  this  agreement. 

(g)  All  fines  assessed  against  employes  under 
this  agreement  shall  be  collected  by  the  operat- 
or from  the  pay  for  the  half  month  in  which 
the  violation  of  the  agreement  occurred,  or  the 
first  money  due  thereafter,  and  the  operator 
shall  remit  the  same  to  the  treasurer  of  the 
Joint  Board  within  twenty  days  after  collection, 
with  an  itemized  statement  of  the  same  for  the 
U M.  W.  of  A.,  and  the  Coal  Operators  Associa- 
tion. A failure  on  the  part  of  the  operator  to 
do  so  shall  make  him  liable  to  a penalty  of  50 
per  cent  of  the  amount  involved. 

(h)  All  fines  assessed  against  the  operator 


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shall  be  remitted  to  the  treasurer  of  the  Joint 
Board  within  twenty  days  after  official  notice  is 
given  in  writing.  Said  notice  shall  be  given 
within  two  weeks  from  the  alleged  violation, 
stating  the  cause  of  the  fine  from  the  local  un- 
ion to  the  operator  affected. 

All  fines  provided  for  in  this  agreement  shall 
be  automatically  collected  and  any  operator  fail- 
ing to  collect  such  fine  shall  pay  a penalty  of 
$2.00  for  each  employe  subject  to  be  fined,  the 
same  to  be  collected  and  retained  in  the  Miners 
.District  Organization.  And  in  no  case  shall  any 
fine  be  refunded  except  by  mutual  agreement  of 
the  accredited  representatives  of  the  operators 
and  the  miners. 

It  is  further  agreed  that  where  any  employe 
enters  suit  in  the  civil  courts  to  recover  any  fine 
collected  in  accordance  herewith  the  District  Or- 
ganization shall  reimburse  the  operator  for  ex- 
pense incurred  on  account  of  such  suit. 

The  Joint  Board  may  use  all  the  monies  re 
ceived  from  fines  for  such  worthy  purposes  as 
it  may  deem  proper. 

Eight  of  Appeal. 

If  any  local  union  or  operator  claims  that  a 
fine  has  been  collected  contrary  to  the  terms  of 
this  agreement,  they  shall  have  the  right  of  ap-  © 
ptal  to  the  Joint  Board.  Any  appeal  not  set- 
tled within  thirty  (30)  days  must  be  arbitrated. 

RESOLUTION  NO.  THIRTY-ONE 
Labor  Saving  Machinery. 

The  operators  have  the  right  to  install  labor 
saving  machinery  in  any  mine,  and  such  machine 
work  not  now  covered  by  this  agreement,  shall 
be  governed  by  such  scale  as  the  Joint  Board 


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may  determine,  and  until  such  scale  is  made  by 
i Joint  Board  the  machines  shall  be  operated  on 
the  following  basis  by  the  day: 


Runner,  per  day $6.41 

Shoveller,  per  day 6.1b 

Loader,  per  day  6.15 


Loader  to  furnish  his  own  tools  for  the  above 
prices. 

RESOLUTION  NO.  THIRTY-TWO 

In  all  new  shooting ' coal  mines  opened  dur- 
ing the  term  of  this  agreement  there  shall  be  end 
doors  in  mine  cars.  This  shall  not  prevent  the 
use  of  open  end  cars  for  the  handling  of  dirt. 

RESOLUTION  NO.  THIRTY-THREE 

Districts, 

The  district  provided  for  in  this  agreement 
shall  be  understood  as  follows:  District  No.  1, 

all  mining  coal  mines  in  Appanoose  and  Wayne 
counties,  Iowa.  District  No.  2,  all  shooting  coal 
mines  in  Wapello,  Marion,  Monroe,  Davis,  War- 
ren, Lucas,  Mahaska  and  Keokuk  counties.  Dis- 
trict No.  3,  all  shooting  mines  of  Polk,  Jasper, 
Dallas  and  Boone  counties.  District  No.  4,  all 
mining  coal  mines  of  Boone  and  Webster  coun- 
ties. 

When  a new  mine  is  opened  and  there  is  any 
question  as  to  which  district  it  should  be  placed 
in,  the  Joint  Board  shall  decide  as  to  the  district, 
or  if  it  is  found  necessary  to  have  a special  scale 
for  said  mine,  the  Joint  Board  shall  make  such 
peale  as  to  them  seems  just  and  proper. 

RESOLUTION  NO.  THIRTY-FOUR 
Time  Limit  in  Which  Cases  Shall  Be  Taken  Up 
and  Disposed  of. 

* 

It  is  understood  that  all  cases  arising  out  of 
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this  agreement  shall  be  taken  up  for  investiga- 
tion and  settlement,  within  the  time  limits  herein 
specified. 

(1)  All  discharge  cases  must  be  taken  up  and 
settled  within  one  week  from  date  discharge  oc- 
curs. 

(2)  All  deficiency  cases  must  be  disposed  of 
jvithin  two  weeks  from  date  case  was  placed  in 
the  hands  of~the  officers. 

(3)  All  other  cases  arising  out  of  this  agree- 
ment shall  be  disposed  of  within  thirty  (30)  days 
including  cases  going  to  the  Joint  Board. 

RESOLUTION  NO.  THIRTY-FIVE 
Local  Demands. 

There  shall  be  no  demands  made  locally  which 
are  in  conflict  with  this  agreement  and  all  es- 
tablished working  local  agreements  and  customs 
heretofore  existing  not  in  conflict  with  the  pres- 
ent agreement,  shall  remain  in  force,  unless 
changed  by  mutual  consent. 

Signed  on  behalf  of  the  Operators. 

DAN  CUSHING, 

President. 

GEORGE  HEAPS,  JR. 

Secretary. 

Signed  on  behalf  of  the  Miners. 

J.  C.  LEWIS, 

President. 

JNO.  GAY, 

Secretary. 


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